Poor Andre Arlovski. The guy had to wait 9 months since his last fight against Fabricio Werdum and now he is officially up against the UFC’s newest lay and pray artist, Jake O’Brien. What else could go wrong for the 28 year old former heavyweight champ? Well, if he loses, he can say goodbye for the UFC. And If he wins, he most likely will get dumped by the largest MMA organization for reasons unknown as well. I don’t think we’ll even understand how Dana White and his crew thinks these days. If you have one boring fight standup fight, you’re out for good. But, if you lay and pray to a decision win for two consecutive fights, no worries!
Sure, nobody likes a cautious standup fighter, but why is Lyoto Machida getting a big fight against Tito Oritz while other fighters are getting dropped? Oh wait, everyone’s favorite standup fighter, Chuck Liddell is a counter-puncher. The UFC management thinks that by catering to the casual Liddell-loving fanbase, they can create excitement. But they are making a big mistake thinking that everyone will get excited for guys like Machida and O’Brien. Liddell has the celebrity status, the other guys have a cautious game plan going into the cage. There’s a big difference.
Maybe the UFC thinks that Arlovski’s losses to the big heavyweight, Tim Sylvia, are another reason to drop him. What’s going to happen if Antonio Nogueira if he can’t defeat his larger and heavier opponent during UFC 81? Will the UFC think about dropping him too?
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January 31st, 2008 at 3:58 pm
that sucks i think Andrei Arlovski is too much of a skilled fighter to be dropped hes cautious when he needs to be and he attacks when he should, thats skill
January 31st, 2008 at 9:08 pm
I don’t exactly know why, but I personally like Arlovski as a fighter. Maybe it’s the mouthpiece or the fact that he was a bouncer on the Jerry Springer show…but he did get ripped off as the UFC thinks his time is due for some reason. If Sylvia pulls off a win this Saturday, I think Arlovski should get another shot if he can beat O’Brien.