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Andrei Arlovski Still Has ‘Fire’ In His Eyes

Despite a slight resurgence when he returned to the UFC in 2014, former heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski has now fallen on rough times, losing three consecutive bouts. His latest loss came yesterday (September 3, 2016) via third round submission to Josh Barnett in the main event of UFC Fight Night 93 from Hamburg, Germany. When

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Despite a slight resurgence when he returned to the UFC in 2014, former heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski has now fallen on rough times, losing three consecutive bouts. His latest loss came yesterday (September 3, 2016) via third round submission to Josh Barnett in the main event of UFC Fight Night 93 from Hamburg, Germany. When assessing the fight at the post-fight press conference, Arlovski simply said that Barnett was the better man, although he also claimed that he’s still a top 10 fighter:

“He was better man tonight,” Arlovski said of Barnett at the post-fight press conference I lost third fight. “Now I’m going to take some time off and come back stronger. At least he didn’t knock me out. He choked me and he has great wrestling skills.

“He was better man tonight,” he continued. “Thank you very much for the fight. Good luck to him in the future. I’m still top 10. So, it’s totally up to my managers what’s next for me and totally up to the UFC.”

Continuing on, Arlovski said that he’s going to take time off and discuss what went wrong with his team, but he also confirmed that he still has the ‘fire’ in his eyes, implying that he’d like to fight again:

“Not so much, but it is what it is,” he said of his effort. “Like I said, Josh was better man tonight. We’re going to sit down with our coaches. We’re going to see what was wrong during my camp and we’re going to move forward. I’m still top 10 and I lost to guys who next weekend are going to fight for the title. Another guy, Josh Barnett, he’s tough, no doubt.”

“I still have fire in my eyes,” he noted. “So, I’m ready to go.”

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UFC Hamburg Reebok Payouts: Andrei Arlovski Tops List

UFC Fight Night 93 is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money. The total payout for this event was $110,000. The main event of UFC Fight Night 93 was a heavyweight clash between Andrei Arlovski ($20,000) and Josh Barnett ($10,000) while the co-main event was a

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UFC Fight Night 93 is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money. The total payout for this event was $110,000.

The main event of UFC Fight Night 93 was a heavyweight clash between Andrei Arlovski ($20,000) and Josh Barnett ($10,000) while the co-main event was a light heavyweight bout between Jan Blachowicz ($2,500) and Alexander Gustafsson ($10,000). Rounding out the main card was a light heavyweight bout between Ryan Bader ($15,000) and Ilir Latifi ($5,000) and a lightweight bout between Tae Hyun Bang ($2,500) and Nick Hein ($2,500).

The full payouts include:

Josh Barnett: $10,000 def. Andrei Arlovski: $20,000

Alexander Gustafsson: $10,000 def. Jan Blachowicz: $2,500

Ryan Bader: $15,000 def. Ilir Latifi: $5,000

Nick Hein: $2,500 def. Tae Hyun Bang: $2,500

Jessin Ayari: $2,500 def. Jim Wallhead: $2,500

Peter Sobotta: $5,000 def. Nicolas Dalby: $2,500

Ashlee Evans-Smith: $2,500 def. Veronica Macedo: $2,500

Taylor Lapilus: $2,500 def. Leandro Issa: $2,500

Christian Colombo: $2,500 fought to a majority draw with Jarjis Danho: $2,500

Jack Hermansson: $2,500 def. Scott Askham: $2,500

Rustam Khabilov: $5,000 def. Leandro Silva: $5,000

UFC Fight Night 93 took place on Saturday, September 3rd at Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany. The preliminary card aired at PM ET/12 PM PT with eight bouts while the main card aired at 11:30 AM ET/8:30 AM PT with four bouts. The entire event aired on the UFC’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.

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Josh Barnett: A Heavyweight Title Fight ‘Could’ Be In The Future

Longtime heavyweight veteran and former UFC heavyweight champion Josh “Warmaster” Barnett got back in the win column last night with a third round submission victory over fellow former champion Andrei “Pitbull” Arlovski. At 38 years of age, Barnett is focused on taking one fight at a time, but he also isn’t ruling out another run

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Longtime heavyweight veteran and former UFC heavyweight champion Josh “Warmaster” Barnett got back in the win column last night with a third round submission victory over fellow former champion Andrei “Pitbull” Arlovski. At 38 years of age, Barnett is focused on taking one fight at a time, but he also isn’t ruling out another run at heavyweight gold. In fact, the “Warmaster” said he’d be willing to step in if current title challenger Alistair Overeem were to get injured ahead of his upcoming title fight with champion Stipe Miocic at September 10’s UFC 203:

“If (Alistair) Overeem got injured (prior to next week’s title fight against champ Stipe Miocic), Andrei or myself, there are some of us that can slide right in and fight in that match, and that’s completely legitimate,” Barnett said. “But the biggest thing we can control are the performances that lie in front of us, one at a time, and I’m sure a heavyweight championship fight could be in the future. But right now, all I was concerned with was fighting Andrei, taking him very seriously, and doing what I could to come out on top, and going from there.” Barnett told MMAJunkie.

As far as his fight with Arlovski goes, Barnett admits that he was never hurt, and he attributes his history of battles to his ability to endure punishment:

“I was never hurt in the fight,” he said. “That’s more due to having either an abnormally thick skull or very little brain matter to be damaged in the first place. I think if you look at the library of fights I’ve had, I’ve taken pretty much the best shots from the hardest strikers, and still stood in front of people. So taking a hard punch is not a big deal.”

While he may not have been hurt, Barnett was on the wrong side of a brutal eye poke, and Arlovski pounced in the aftermath of it, although the “Warmaster” holds no judgement towards the “Pitbull”:

“No, that’s his job,” he said. “The ref doesn’t tell you to stop, you’re not supposed to stop. (Arlovski’s) job is not to go out there and be my best friend; this isn’t the best-friend-making competition – this is the Ultimate Fighting Championship. I hold no grudges against him. He was grabbing the inside of my glove, too. Blatantly illegal. Don’t hold any grudges about it, in the least. Only disappointed I didn’t do it first.”

Who would you like to see Barnett face next?

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Josh Barnett: A Heavyweight Title Fight ‘Could’ Be In The Future

Longtime heavyweight veteran and former UFC heavyweight champion Josh “Warmaster” Barnett got back in the win column last night with a third round submission victory over fellow former champion Andrei “Pitbull” Arlovski. At 38 years of age, Barnett is focused on taking one fight at a time, but he also isn’t ruling out another run

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Longtime heavyweight veteran and former UFC heavyweight champion Josh “Warmaster” Barnett got back in the win column last night with a third round submission victory over fellow former champion Andrei “Pitbull” Arlovski. At 38 years of age, Barnett is focused on taking one fight at a time, but he also isn’t ruling out another run at heavyweight gold. In fact, the “Warmaster” said he’d be willing to step in if current title challenger Alistair Overeem were to get injured ahead of his upcoming title fight with champion Stipe Miocic at September 10’s UFC 203:

“If (Alistair) Overeem got injured (prior to next week’s title fight against champ Stipe Miocic), Andrei or myself, there are some of us that can slide right in and fight in that match, and that’s completely legitimate,” Barnett said. “But the biggest thing we can control are the performances that lie in front of us, one at a time, and I’m sure a heavyweight championship fight could be in the future. But right now, all I was concerned with was fighting Andrei, taking him very seriously, and doing what I could to come out on top, and going from there.” Barnett told MMAJunkie.

As far as his fight with Arlovski goes, Barnett admits that he was never hurt, and he attributes his history of battles to his ability to endure punishment:

“I was never hurt in the fight,” he said. “That’s more due to having either an abnormally thick skull or very little brain matter to be damaged in the first place. I think if you look at the library of fights I’ve had, I’ve taken pretty much the best shots from the hardest strikers, and still stood in front of people. So taking a hard punch is not a big deal.”

While he may not have been hurt, Barnett was on the wrong side of a brutal eye poke, and Arlovski pounced in the aftermath of it, although the “Warmaster” holds no judgement towards the “Pitbull”:

“No, that’s his job,” he said. “The ref doesn’t tell you to stop, you’re not supposed to stop. (Arlovski’s) job is not to go out there and be my best friend; this isn’t the best-friend-making competition – this is the Ultimate Fighting Championship. I hold no grudges against him. He was grabbing the inside of my glove, too. Blatantly illegal. Don’t hold any grudges about it, in the least. Only disappointed I didn’t do it first.”

Who would you like to see Barnett face next?

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Video: Backstage Interview With Josh Barnett Following UFN 93 Win

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Following Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 93 event in Hamburg, Germany, UFC Heavyweight contender Josh Barnett took part in a backstage interview.

Featured above is the post-fight interview with Barnett, who defeated Andre…

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Following Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 93 event in Hamburg, Germany, UFC Heavyweight contender Josh Barnett took part in a backstage interview.

Featured above is the post-fight interview with Barnett, who defeated Andrei Arlovski via third round submission at the event in Germany this weekend.

For complete UFN 93 results, click here.

Video: Backstage Interview With Alexander Gustafsson Following UFN 93 Win

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Following Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 93 event in Hamburg, Germany, UFC Light Heavyweight contender Alexander Gustafsson took part in a backstage interview.

Featured above is the post-fight interview with Gustafsson, w…

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Following Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 93 event in Hamburg, Germany, UFC Light Heavyweight contender Alexander Gustafsson took part in a backstage interview.

Featured above is the post-fight interview with Gustafsson, who defeated Jan Blachowicz via decision at the event in Germany this weekend.

For complete UFN 93 results, click here.