{"id":202916,"date":"2016-09-02T23:16:18","date_gmt":"2016-09-03T06:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=202916"},"modified":"2016-09-02T23:16:18","modified_gmt":"2016-09-03T06:16:18","slug":"josh-barnett-weighs-retirement-ahead-andrei-arlovski-bout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/josh-barnett\/josh-barnett-weighs-retirement-ahead-andrei-arlovski-bout\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Barnett Weighs in On Retirement Ahead of Andrei Arlovski Bout"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend, in the main event of the UFC’s latest trip to Germany, former heavyweight champions Josh Barnett and Andrei Arlovski will collide in a bout that is rich in implications.<\/p>\n

The loser of this heavyweight showdown will take a dangerous step down the rankings, probably to the outermost reaches of the division’s top-10. The winner, meanwhile, will regain their footing as a bona fide contender, and enter a sprint toward the title amid \u00a0monsters like Cain Velasquez, Junior Dos Santos, Ben Rothwell and Fabricio Werdum.<\/p>\n

While Barnett and Arlovski’s fight is a relevant contender bout, however, it’s also likely to be one of the final fights of both\u00a0their careers.<\/p>\n

Arlovski, to remind, is 37 years old. Barnett, meanwhile, is closing in on 39. Neither man is a spring chicken, and no matter the outcome of their looming showdown, both are likely to hang up the gloves in the near future.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview with Fox Sports<\/a>, Barnett addressed his fighting future, and his inevitable ride off into the sunset.<\/p>\n

“That’s the kind of thing where I’ll know it when I see it, but for right now I’ve got to concentrate on this fight,” Barnett said of his retirement. “After that it’s really up in the air.”<\/p>\n

Knowing that this fight could be one of his and Arlovski’s last, however, provides Barnett with an extra bit of motivation.<\/p>\n

“I’m not going to let Andrei Arlovski retire with a win over me,” he said. “I don’t think he’s got long for being in this career. He’s had a lot of great fights in his career and neither one of us is getting any younger.”<\/p>\n

Yet while Barnett understands that the end of his almost 20-year career is approaching, he also remains confident that he can beat any fighter on the planet.<\/p>\n

“I stand by my word that I can beat anybody in the world,” he told Fox Sports. “Stick me in any fight, any championship match, and I can go out there and win it. I can beat anybody for any title in the world, right now.”<\/p>\n

How do you think Barnett will fare against Arlovski this weekend, and when do you think he should retire? Sound off, PENN nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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