Fedor (left) and Arlovski (right) faced each other in 2009. Photo: Esther Lin/Affliction
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Big favorite to be the challenger in the new heavyweight champion's first title defense Fabricio Werdum, the Belarusian Andrei Arlovski seems to have different goals ahead. After the announcement that the legendary Fedor Emelianenko is back in MMA, Arlovski wasted no time and asked for a rematch against the Russian, by whom he was defeated in 2009.
“If Fedor is coming back, he should go back to the best MMA organization on the planet – and that's the UFC! I always try to correct mistakes in my career and I have been very successful in this so far. He's the one I want to face now! This is the fight that everyone wants to see now and I want to give what my fans want”, wrote the Belarusian, through a blog post on his official website.
The first meeting between Fedor Emelianenko e Andrei Arlovski It happened in January 2009, at the late “Affliction” event. On that occasion, after starting the fight well, Arlovski ended up surprised by Fedor with a counter blow, which knocked him out immediately, in the first round. The setback started the worst negative series of the Belarusian's career, as he suffered four consecutive defeats.
Since then, however, Arlovski's career has taken a real turn today and the former UFC champion has rebuilt his path back to the biggest MMA organization on the planet and, with four consecutive victories, placed himself as the fourth placed in the official heavyweight rankings, and one of the main favorites for the next title fight.
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