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Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia Meet for the Fourth Time at One FC 5

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#1 ·
Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski is slated to make his One FC debut at the promotion’s “Pride of a Nation” event on Aug. 31 in the Philippines.

It will come against a different opponent than originally expected, however. Arlovski was expected to square off with Sao Palelei at One FC 5, but a recent shifting of gears now has him facing fellow former UFC champion Tim Sylvia, according to MMAWeekly.com sources.

Arlovski (17-9) has had a rough go of it since exiting the UFC in 2008. He started off by winning back-to-back bouts, but then embarked on a four-fight skid that left him searching. He has since rebounded with two recent victories before signing with One FC.

Arlovski was originally set to face Palelei, but the Australian tweeted that he would no longer be facing Arlovski because One FC wanted him to sign a five-fight contract and he refused.

In enters Tim Sylvia.

Sylvia (31-7) was recently in talks to face Daniel Cormier, but that fell apart when Strikeforce decided to put Cormier against another former UFC heavyweight champion in Frank Mir.

Now, Sylvia will head overseas for a fourth fight with Arlovski. Sylvia lost their first bout, but won back-to-back fights against the Belarusian at UFC 59 and UFC 61.

Sylvia is currently in the midst of a three-fight winning streak and has won seven of his last eight bouts.

Arlovski and Sylvia will fight on the One FC 5: Pride of a Nation fight card on Aug. 31 in Quezon City, Philippines.
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I'm afraid Timmeh is taking this. It was only a 1,5 year ago when Sylvia got destroyed by the animal, the beast in Abe Wagner though.
 
#3 ·
I see it already. If he beats Timber...then he might get asked back to the UFC. You know if you think about it...if Andrei had a chin he would be one helluve fighter to watch. He's one of the few HWs who throws combinations next to JDS. Most just throw one or two shots like Kongo, Hunt, even Mirko in his later years unless he's going for the kill, and pretty much the rest of em.
 
#4 ·
Was a massive AA fan, still am 1 but over the years it got more frustrating watching him he didnt seem to correct the mistakes he made before and it was harder to view his fights or find out when.. il def be watching this though, if AA comes in with chesthair/longhair/fangs it will be a repeat of the first bout!!!, and the beast would have returned (most probably not) :(
 
#10 ·
hahaha....didn't you see the thread title? An inconsistant lumbering chubster against a chinny striker.
But theres history to this fight!! lol has there been a semi high profile + fight thats reached 4? cant remember what Tito and Shamrock got to.

Aswell as his chin i think he has hideous timing issues or concentration, or confidence or hunger or whatever.. who knows hes a prime athlete and looked scary good when he went on a streak. Glad to know im not the only 1 looking forward to this.
 
#9 ·
If Andrei Arlovski had a solid chin, there is no doubt in my mind that he would be a top-five Heavyweight.

I'm actually very interested in this fight, hopefully we'll see Arlovski come out on top.
 
#16 · (Edited)
...Again? 2 out of the 3 meetings were pretty entertaining. Things are much different now. Tim Sylvia would get murdered if he fought Daniel Cormier. Don't know who thought of that match-up. Tim I'm sure is much slower now than he used to be. Arlosvski would be faster and more efficient with better headmovement. AA did catch Tim flush and dropped him in the first 2 fights. They are both way past their prime but they may still put on a surprise show...

STOKED ABOUT TONIGHT'S UFC ON FOX. A PPV QUALITY CARD ON PRIMETIME!!
 
#17 ·
This is going to be more about who has taken less of a beating then skill. Both men have gotten wins against men who are not on their level. These guys are just below the top ten level and they've been fed cans and now it's basically about who is less of a punching bag.
 
#20 ·
Its sad they had 3 grudge matches trying to settle who was the best, now they fight a fourth time trying to put the final nail in each others career coffin.
 
#24 ·
Their careers are inexplicably intertwined. Both experienced highs and lows being ex-UFC champs, then jumped ship to Affliction. Both KOed by Fedor and much lesser opponents. Eventually fighting C grade fighters.

What happened...
 
#25 ·
Would prefer seeing Arlovski vs. Rizzo II, but this will be alright I guess. Sylvia will probably win but i hope Arlovski KO's him. It's hard to be a fan of Arlovski when he get's KO'd all the time, must be a sad time.
 
#28 ·
I'm literally loading a few fights of the guys on the card, but they seem to have a lot of new fighters with decent records. Fights like Arlovski Vs Sylvia are literally in place to attract people like us to talk about it. By making us watch, two things will happen. They will gain in viewing figures will will rise their money, and we will get to see these young fighters and might get caught into following one's career if he impresses. We come for the vetrans who can't compete anymore, but we stay for the exciting prospects. A smart move by the One FC guys. I can see this company doing very well...before shutting down in 2-3 years :D

EDIT: Shit I didn't know they were using Pride rules. Shit just got more interesting.
 
#33 ·
I'm very excited for this fight. I used to love watching Arlovski in UFC, he was such a great fighter until he started on the downward slope, then he came out and looked like he was afraid to throw punches. Hopefully he comes back strong in this fight and beats Tim finally, it'd be nice to see.
 
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