{"id":284687,"date":"2018-09-10T07:55:53","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T14:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=284687"},"modified":"2018-09-10T07:55:53","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T14:55:53","slug":"video-andrei-arlovski-ditches-tv-interview-after-program-shows-footage-of-his-ko-loss-to-overeem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-andrei-arlovski-ditches-tv-interview-after-program-shows-footage-of-his-ko-loss-to-overeem\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Andrei Arlovski ditches TV interview after program shows footage of his KO loss to Overeem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/6rJXL-5pceY<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217; Arlovski was scheduled to appear on a Russian television program to promote his fight and the larger card. Unfortunately, this interview didn&#8217;t go as planned.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after this interview began, the program aired footage of Andrei Arlovski&#8217;s 2016 knockout loss to Alistair Overeem \u2014 you know, rather than footage of one of his dozens of MMA wins.<\/p>\n<p>After verifying that they had already gone live, Arlovski then walked off the stage, evidently put off by the disrespect.<\/p>\n<p id=\"VH4um8\">\u201cWe are live, right?\u201d Arlovski asks the show&#8217;s hosts before his exit (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/MMA\/comments\/9edngj\/arlovski_left_the_studio_of_russian_tv_after\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via MMA_Russia<\/a>).\u00a0\u201cOK, let\u2019s just stop this interview. You are rooting only for the Russian fighters. Thank you, good bye.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>See the video at the top of this post.<\/p>\n<p>When he steps into the Octagon with Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC Moscow, Andrei Arlovski will attempt to rebound from a close, decision loss to Australian heavyweight contender Tai Tuivasa. This loss to Tuivasa separated him from back to back victories over Junior Albini and Stefan Struve. He&#8217;s 27-16 overall.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Andrei Arlovski was right to ditch this interview after they inexplicably aired footage of his losses, rather than his wins? Join the conversation in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 9\/10\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217; Arlovski was scheduled to appear on a Russian television program to promote his fight and the larger card. 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