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Andrei Arlovski apologizes for homophobic slur in post-fight interview
Over the last few years of his career, former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski has frequently been accused of having a glass chin. After battering Ben Rothwell to a unanimous decision victory at UFC San Antonio over the weekend — and absorbing plenty of Rothwell’s best offense — he passionately challenged anybody who has questioned […]
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Pros react to Andrei Arlovski defeating Ben Rothwell at UFC San Antonio
A heavyweight scrap between former UFC champion Andrei Arlovski and seasoned veteran Ben Rothwell kicked off tonight’s UFC San Antonio main card. Tonight’s bout served as a rematch, as Arlovski and Rothwell had previously met under the Affliction banner in July of 2008, with ‘The Pitbull’ emerging victorious by way of knockout. Andrei Arlovski (27-18 […]
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UFC San Antonio Results: Andrei Arlovski defeats Ben Rothwell (Highlights)
A heavyweight bout featuring former UFC champion Andrei Arlovski taking on seasoned veteran Ben Rothwell kicked off tonight’s UFC San Antonio main card. Tonight’s fight will serve as a rematch, as Arlovski and Rothwell previously met under the Affliction banner in July of 2008, with ‘The Pitbull’ emerging victorious by way of knockout. Andrei Arlovski […]
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UFC San Antonio gets heavyweight rematch between Ben Rothwell and Andrei Arlovski
Last week, the UFC’s return to Texas, UFC San Antonio, had a whopping six whole fights announced. Well, there’s more where that came from. ESPN confirmed on Monday that the July 20 event will be getting a rematch of a fight from 11 years ago that took place in the short-lived promotion that was Affliction. […]
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UFC Fort Lauderdale Results: Augusto Sakai defeats Andrei Arlovski (Highlights)
A heavyweight contest featuring former division champion Andrei Arlovski taking on Augusto Sakai took place at tonight’s UFC Fort Lauderdale event. Andrei Arlovski enters tonight’s contest looking to snap a three fight winless streak. The former baddest man on the planet has lost 7 of his past 10 fights overall. Meanwhile, Augusto Sakai was last […]
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Walt Harris accepts USADA sanction, win over Arlovski overturned
UFC heavyweight Walt Harris has accepted a four-month sanction from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) after testing positive for the anabolic agent LGD-4033. In addition, Harris’ UFC 232 split decision victory over former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski has been overturned to a no-contest. USADA announced this news in a release, explaining that Harris’ […]
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UFC 232 Prelims peak at 1.46 million viewers for Andrei Arlovski vs. Walt Harris
Early indications suggest that last weekend’s UFC 232 pay-per-view event in Los Angeles was a success in terms of sales. While early estimates for the pay-per-view portion of the card are still being gathered, the ratings and viewership for last Saturday’s UFC 232 televised prelims were very strong. The four-fight televised preliminary card included a […]
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Andrei Arlovski thanks Dana White and UFC for keeping UFC 232 intact, questions fighter complaints
When the Nevada State Athletic Commission refused to license Jon Jones for his UFC 232 rematch with Alexander Gustafsson, the UFC opted to move the entire UFC 232 card from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. This unprecedented move has caused headaches for some of the fighters on the UFC 232 bill, but Andrei Arlovski, who […]
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UFC Moscow Results: Shamil Abdurakhimov defeats Andrei Arlovski (Highlights)
A heavyweight bout between former division champion Andrei Arlovski and Shamil Abdurakhimov took place on today’s UFC Fight Night 136 main card from Moscow, Russia. Andrei Arlovski was last seen in action at June’s UFC 225 event where he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Tai Tuivasa. Prior to the setback, “The Pitbull” was coming […]
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VIDEO | Andrei Arlovski ditches TV interview after program shows footage of his KO loss to Overeem
https://youtu.be/6rJXL-5pceY This Saturday, when the UFC makes its long-awaited debut in Moscow, Russia, former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski will take on Russian heavyweight Shamil Abdurakhimov. In the lead-up to this event, Belarus’ Arlovski was scheduled to appear on a Russian television program to promote his fight and the larger card. Unfortunately, this interview didn’t […]
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UFC 225 Results: Tai Tuivasa defeats Andrei Arlovski (Highlights)
A heavyweight bout between former division champion Andrei Arlovski and surging contender Tai Tuivasa took place during tonight’s UFC 225 main card in Chicago. Round one begins and both men appear happy to stand and bang early on. Left hands connect for both fighter. Tai with a hard low kick. Arlovski responds with one of […]
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Tai Tuivasa Calls Heavyweight ‘Boring’ With His Next Fight in The Works
Big man Tai Tuivasa is on a perfect seven-fight win streak, with two of those in the UFC now. The most impressive state about the Aussie, is that all of those wins are finishes. Coming off his violent, first-round finish at UFC 221, it looks like he’s ready for his next opponent with a step […]
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Report | Andrei Arlovski vs Tai Tuivasa in the Works for UFC 225 in Chicago
Let there be heavyweights in Chicago! UFC 225 plays host to the UFC’s return to Chicago, Illinois on June 9th and is headlined by a middleweight title rematch between the champion, Robert Whittaker and the challenger, Yoel Romero. The card already has two other heavyweight battles on it between the likes of top 5 big […]
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UFC 222 Results: Andrei Arlovski defeats Stefan Struve (Highlights)
UFC 222 Results: Andrei Arlovski defeats Stefan Struve A heavyweight tilt between former division champion Andrei Arlovski and perennial contender Stefan Struve took place on tonight’s UFC 222 main card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Arlovski lands a nice low kick to start. Struve returns fire with one of his own. Stefan attempts […]
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UFC 222 Gets A Big Fight Between Heavyweight Veterans
The UFC announced today that UFC 222 in Las Vegas will get a matchup between some UFC Heavyweight veterans. Former UFC Heavyweight champion, Andrei Arlovski will be taking on the Dutchman, Stefan “Skyscraper” Struve. The last time each fighter fought there were opposite results. For the 7’0″ Struve, he was last seen in his homeland […]
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Andrei Arlovski speaks up after breaking 5-fight losing streak
On Saturday night, on the main card of the UFC’s exciting stop in Norfolk, Virginia, former UFC heavyweight champion and long-time heavyweight contender Andrei Arlovski returned to the cage. The Belarusian legend’s opponent was rising Brazilian Junior Albini. Given that Arlovski stepped into the cage on a career-worst five-fight losing streak, this was a pretty […]
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UFC Norfolk Results: Andrei Arlovski defeats Junior Albini
A heavyweight scrap between Junior Albini and former division champion Andrei Arlovski took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night card in Norfolk, Virginia. Round one begins and Albini charges forward with punches. Arlovski circles out but Junior stays on him with another flurry. Arlovski connects with a right hand that immediately gets the attention of […]
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Andrei Arlovski and Felice Herrig receive their next octagon opponents
Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski (25-15 MMA) will look to snap his current five-fight losing skid on November 11 when he squares off with Junior Albini (14-2 MMA) at UFC Norfolk. UFC officials announced the heavyweight tilt earlier today. Arlovski was most recently seen in action this past June where he suffered a unanimous […]
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UFC Singapore Results: Marcin Tybura defeats Andrei Arlovski (Highlights)
UFC Singapore Results: Andrei Arlovski vs. Marcin Tybura A heavyweight scrap between former title holder Andrei Arlovski and surging contender Marcin Tybura served as the co-main event of today’s UFC Fight Night 111 card in Singapore. Round one begins and Andrei Arlovski starts off quickly throwing a spinning back kick that connects to the body […]
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MMA legends Andrei Arlovski, Takanori Gomi to return to the Octagon at UFC Singapore
Two bona fide legends of MMA will be returning to the UFC’s Octagon when the UFC touches down in Singapore on June 17. The first of these fighters is former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski. The second is “The Fireball Kid” Takanori Gomi – the first and only man to hold the PRIDE lightweight title, […]
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UFC books two key heavyweight tilts for early 2017
The first quarter of 2017 will be a big stretch for the heavyweight division, as the UFC has pencilled two huge heavyweight scraps onto the calendar. These fights will see the division’s two best prospects take big steps up in competition against well established names. The first of these heavyweight showdowns will occur on January 28, […]
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MMA community reacts to Donald Trump being elected President
The 45th President of the United States of America was voted on by the people of the country on Tuesday. Late Tuesday, early Wednesday depending on where you were in the states, Trump gave his victory speech where he stated that Hillary Clinton called him to concede the race. Members of the MMA community have […]
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VIDEO | Fan heckles Alistair Overeem during open workout interview
https://youtu.be/SpOtTHOXrm4 When fans are given the opportunity to interact with fighters, sometimes things get interesting. From requesting that fighters hit them, to getting into heated arguments live in person, there is undoubtedly a level of uncertainty when it comes to fan interactions. Ahead of Alistair Overeems UFC 203 heavyweight title fight against Stipe Miocic on […]
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Andrei Arlovski dismisses retirement talk following his submission loss to Barnett
Following a disappointing submission loss to grappling ace Josh Barnett at yesterday’s UFC Hamburg event, former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski spoke about the setback and discussed his fighting future: “At least he didn’t knock me out,” Arlovski said during Saturday’s post-fight press conference. “He just choked me.” To which Barnett replied, “I tried to (knock him out). […]
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Video | Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski full fight
https://youtu.be/5PdWH_F_twk Former PRIDE champion Fedor Emelianenko will return to fighting later this month when he squares off with former UFC veteran Fabio Maldonado in the main event of ‘EFN 50’ which will air on UFC Fight Pass on June 17. The above video shows Fedor Emelianenko taking on former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski in […]
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Andrei Arlovski vs. Josh Barnett headlines UFC Hamburg
A key heavyweight tilt between former UFC champions Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett will headline ‘UFC Hamburg’ this September in Germany. UFC officials made the announcement earlier today. Andrei Arlovski will be looking to snap a two-fight losing skid when he meets Barnett in Germany. “The Pit Bull” is coming off back-to-back TKO losses which […]
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VIDEO | Andrei Arlovski explains awkward case of fighting teammate
On Sunday May 8th, Andrei Arlovski will step into the Octagon against former teammate Alistair Overeem. While at first many wondered how things would play out with the two Jackson WinkelJohn teammates fighting each other, the pair have explained before that they were never friends, and only training together on a few occasions. To add […]
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JacksonWink Exclusive Video | Andrei Arlovski spins John Dodson like a toy
[ooyala code=”V4YnIzMjE6SKcvhOc8p5JuSRz91fki3j” player_id=”b8fa6431adff441580c2e2bf5e6bd724″ width=”1920″ height=”1080″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] It was recently announced that Andrei Arlovski would be squaring off against teammate Alistair Overeem on May 8th in Rotterdam, Netherlands. While there is quite some time left until the bout, Arlovski worked on strategy for the fight with flyweight teammate John Dodson. Of course, given the tremendous […]