Arlovski (Orlovskiy) should sign with M-1 Global then… Maybe it’d help him to solve his financial problems.

Dana White is his boss?
I think AA can make money outside the ufc !
War AAAAAAA !!!!!!!!

I think hes good enough to become hw champ again.he walked into a lucky punch when he fought silvia the second time and did become a bit gunshy in the third fight but surveying the hw division now i think hed make a good addition.imagine him and vera in the cage.what a stand up war that would be.

I know AA had a lack-luster performence in his last bout, and probably deserved to be side lined for a while. But the UFC should let him fight soon because the guy does need to make money some way?? He is desperate!
He is going on Jerry Springer! c’mon give the man a break.

This sounds believable. In the UFC All-Access episode with the Pitbull, he was living it up. He likes to spend his money.

This is getting to be a bit ridiculous. How can Dana and the UFC let someone of his talent just ride the pine like this? I know they have the cream of the crop for heavyweights compared to other venues but he can be a top 5 heavyweight no problem…and could contend for the title again. I thought he was a great champ and fought hard every time out. His last fight was a little on the lackluster side but a lot of fighters come back off a loss are conservative (Griffin vs Ramirez after he lost to Tito). I think a deal needs to get done soon or AA is going to go to M-1 when his deal expires and that would be a shame for the UFC since it sounds like he wants to stay. AA could have been matched up with someone for the main event next weekend…

It sounds like by ‘losing’ money his agents mean that he’s missing out on some big potential fights – not that he’s going bankrupt. The problem he’s going to face is if Sylvia beats big Nog for the HW title – then what? We’re not going to see Sylvia Arlovski IV. He’s in a bad spot right now.

It sounds like by ‘losing’ money his agents mean that he’s missing out on some big potential fights – not that he’s going bankrupt. The problem he’s going to face is if Sylvia beats big Nog for the HW title – then what? We’re not going to see Sylvia Arlovski IV. He’s in a bad spot right now.

For real…. I was praying that Vera won the sylvia fight because of that reason. Now we are back in the same spot. Im hoping someone takes out Sylvia so that Arlovski can shine. Nog taking out Sylvia would be awesome.

oh silvia vs. arlovski 4??? kinda not very interesting for a current situation right now.. maybe big nog vs arlovski w/c is tasty fight to watch :)

This sounds believable. In the UFC All-Access episode with the Pitbull, he was living it up. He likes to spend his money.

..I agree, he was up in the jewelry shop..spending cash..like woah.

This is unbelievable. AA’s name comes up in every HW title talk in every single forum I’m in. He won his last fight. I don’t understand whats Dana’s problem.

Man, how disappointing is this. I think this dude will be the HW champ again. He may have been a little off in his last fight but hopefully this will give him a lesson about making yourself marketable (which I think the Pitbull is already). Just look at his pedigree, he’s a former HW champ, of which there are 3 in the division curently. Mir (who will be annhilated by Lesnar), Sylvia (who looked boring as hell against Vera) and Andrei.

Sign the dude up to an extension and get him kicking people’s ass again, like c’mon.

Andrei vs Kongo ftw!

but a lot of fighters come back off a loss are conservative (Griffin vs Ramirez after he lost to Tito).

this guy has his facts straight.

This is getting to be a bit ridiculous. How can Dana and the UFC let someone of his talent just ride the pine like this?

Pretty easily. If Arlovski isn’t gonna resign with the UFC, the UFC needs to leave him on the pine so his name is forgotten by the time he signs with a new organization. Sucks for the fans, but its business.

but a lot of fighters come back off a loss are conservative (Griffin vs Ramirez after he lost to Tito).

dude..after his loss to Tito..he beat Bonner..lost to Jardine..then fought Ramirez.

That’s what happens when you win a few fights with a few lucky punches (quick knockouts mean boring fight cards), get beat a couple times quickly (disappointing) and then fight like you’re scared to get hit (mega boring).

Word to the wise – save your money and don’t waste it on expensive jewerly when you’re “on top” for 30 seconds. It’s hard to feel sorry for these morons that whine about money. Go flip some burgers like everyone else does when they need to pay their bills.

This is why so many people is hoping that another org. can come along and change the landscape. This is so unfair. I hope AA fight this in court. What makes this even worse is AA been there for the UFC when the hw divison wasn’t crap and they do him like this, after Randy “the golden child” left them looking like shit.

This is why so many people is hoping that another org. can come along and change the landscape. This is so unfair. I hope AA fight this in court. What makes this even worse is AA been there for the UFC when the hw divison wasn’t crap and they do him like this, after Randy “the golden child” left them looking like shit.

EXACTLY

I want to see AA fight Vera, IMO this would be an exciting fight from start to finish. or AA .vs. Cro Cop…

He still has one fight remaining on his contract and I think one of these two fighters would be suitable for the “pit bull”.

This is why so many people is hoping that another org. can come along and change the landscape. This is so unfair. I hope AA fight this in court. What makes this even worse is AA been there for the UFC when the hw divison wasn’t crap and they do him like this, after Randy “the golden child” left them looking like shit.

dam right! the ufc shouldnt comment on him being boring in his last fight, what do they expect if they put him against bjj guys?! fighting big nog would be boring as hell too. I want to see him avenge his loss to sylvia and then look to fight fedor in m-1, the ufc are keeping him on the shelf when he is ready for the best – the ufc sucks with this arlovksi situation – doods my best fukin’ fighter…by far

Arlovski is still extremely marketable… when he is AGGRESSIVE. I dont think the UFC wants to belly up to the bar when Arlovski squeeks out decisions… and you know ‘team pitbull’ (his management staff) knows how marketable he is (because…they…already…market…him) and are trying for as much $$ as they can get. ESPECIALLY now that the HW division is thinning out with HH taking time off, Couture gone, and Crocop.. leaving us scratching our heads.

I enjoy watching Andrei Arlovski fight. He was fortunate that while he was champ that the UFC HW division was probably the weakest division in the history of the UFC. There were ZERO viable opponents. Look who he was fighting in MAIN EVENTS, Justin Eilers and Paul Buentello!

I would love to see Arlovski back in the octagon just as bad as everyone else, HOWEVER I am also looking at it another way. Right now, I am hoping that Arlovski does not even fight again on his contract. That way there will be zero chance of him re-signing with the UFC. If he ends up fighting his last fight before inking the new deal, he may very well have a first round KO and get re-signed. You may be reading this thinking, Violent Mike just lost his mind. But no, this is what this would lead to. Arlovski wants money. He is a big spender, and he wants big money. Right now the UFC is not willing to pay him big money. Currently, there is 1 MMA organization dishing out the big money, and that is M1.

They have Fedor and the best opponent they can find for him is fat ass Pedro freaking Rizzo. I want Arlovski to be scooped up by M1, so we can see Fedor in a real fight since leaving PRIDE. Fedor vs Arlovski. THAT is a fight I would pay to see. Just yesterday I said that Fedor/Rizzo is not worth $40, they need to put together a solid card to get PPV purchases. BUT if they get the pitbull, Fedor/Arlovski WILL sell PPV’s all by itself.

Now you can call me crazy if you’d like, but that is the scenario I am hoping for. Randy/Fedor is not going to happen, unless Randy is like 52 years old. Fedor/Barnett would be a good fight, but the casual US fans do not know Barnett very well, only the old school fans. However, all the new fans know Arlovski. This single fight could lead to M1 making it, and giving the UFC competition.

Smart move by Khorolinsky to publicly put the ball in UFC’s court like that. Hopefully, UFC wants to avoid more negative press right now and will work out a fair deal with Arlovski.

I dont understand what the freakin hold up is. He is under contract so throw him in the freaking cage. Gozaga vs arlovski in New castle would have been awesome!

If he [Arlovski] goes to M-1, he is pretty much guaranteed a shot at Fedor. He [Fedor] is fighting Pedro Rizzo, who hasnt had a real fight since 2003.

Yo tonights episode of Human Weapon is on Russian Sambo….should be interesting

This is pissing me off because AA is one of my favorite fighters to watch and dueche bag Dana White wont give him a fight, that sucks i wanna see him in the octagon agian =(

I dont understand what the freakin hold up is. He is under contract so throw him in the freaking cage. Gozaga vs arlovski in New castle would have been awesome!

Yo tonights episode of Human Weapon is on Russian Sambo….should be interesting

what channel?

If we could garauntee the Old Pitbull…. I’d pay his way out of my own pocket just to see 3 or 4 more fights out of him,,,,, but not interested if he turns up trying not to lose as opposed to trying to Win!!!!

Come on Pitbull…. Sort it the F**k out mate!

Sounds like AA is in a similar, but worse, position than Franklin. Who wants to see Silvia/ Arlovski or Silva/ Franklin again? Not me.

Remember how Dana is always saying he takes care of his fighters? Well, here is a good example of how he takes care of them…

I dont understand what the freakin hold up is. He is under contract so throw him in the freaking cage. Gozaga vs arlovski in New castle would have been awesome!

F**k Yeh!!! That would have been a lot better man!

Just ask Paul Buenitello does AA deserve to be in the UFC, im sure his answer will be longer than their fight? LOL

WTF Dana, why don’t you put this guy back in the octagon. He is by far one of the top 5 heavywieghts in the world. I think he could destroy Fedor, and Crocop and Kongo and Gonzaga.

what channel?

History Channel.

AA was one of the best fighters in MMA. From his crazy bearded look, he was one fighter I loved to see in the MMA. I always wondered how these guys survive for months and years without income. Sure they make alot but things cost..doctors, training, etc. And it is not like they can do this until they are 70. AA needs to fight now…even if not in UFC! He needs to make money now. Forget Brock Lesnar… get AA in the mix! thanks Frank- http://houston-alexander.com

dana is messing up again, if he loses aa and m1 gets him it will just give them more life i bet we see more fighters to follow going to m1.

AA is 2-2 in his last four fights. 2 of those fights bored me and my friends to tears and he never absolutely dominated any of them (He was even forced to cheat to beat a 1-dimensional PDP last year).

AA needs to sign a 6 figure deal and shut up already. He hasn’t proved he’s worth more and he’s just as boring to watch as Tim Sylvia.

How the hell does Werdum already have a fight buy AA doesn’t? You can look at that right there and you can see the bias Dana has FOR “Big Tim”. Anytime “Big Tim” is fighting the commentators do nothing buck suck him off, and Dana talks all the time about how much he loves him. This is a springboard fight to push him back into contendership, when we all know he is no longer a top contender. Bring AA back, if he doesn’t fight well again, then he should be put back on the shelf. But he won a fight that wasn’t ever exciting? Sound like anyone else? Since he came back from using roids NONE of Sylvia’s fights have been exciting. But because Dana loves the big LOP he gets a fight right away. GARBAGE. This favortism is ruining the sport! PERIOD.

This is why so many people is hoping that another org. can come along and change the landscape. This is so unfair. I hope AA fight this in court. What makes this even worse is AA been there for the UFC when the hw divison wasn’t crap and they do him like this, after Randy “the golden child” left them looking like shit.

Yes EXC is going to save MMA by pushing criminals/street fighters like Kimbo and Krazy Horse with no concern for the over-all sport. Did I mention that the great Gary Shaw has started signing exclusive contracts just like Darth White? Maybe you really enjoy watching Diaz barely beat C-level competition and Jake Shields fighting guys no-where near top ten.

Maybe M-1 will make us happy with matches like Fedor vs Monson/Rizzo/Rickson. Or whoever else is currently rumored to fight. Barnett was never offered a contract by M-1? Doesn’t suprise me, why risk your 1 and only asset losing to a top ten fighter

For all the hate the UFC gets, they’re the only ones who truly push MMA as a sport and have consistantly fought to bring it to the mainstream. Even Pride hasn’t had guys continuously fighting top competition at the same level as the UFC.

AA wants a lot of cash, Dana thinks he doesn’t deserve it. Don’t pick sides automatically. Remember Randy had us all convinced he was making 250k a few months ago.

How the hell does Werdum already have a fight buy AA doesn’t?

Because Werdum is signed to a multi-fight contract, and Andrei Arlovski only has one fight left on his deal. Dana will not let him become a contender for the belt until he is signed. Did you not read a SINGLE thing about Anderei Arlovski in the past 6 months??? It sounds like you have all this passion for AA, yet you don’t know a thing about him…

… and his situation

what channel?

history channel 10:00pm

When are they coming out with that THQ video game so I can take arlovski and have him beat up Sylvia, Tito and Sherk!!!

Maybe M-1 will make us happy with matches like Fedor vs Monson/Rizzo/Rickson. Or whoever else is currently rumored to fight. Barnett was never offered a contract by M-1? Doesn’t suprise me, why risk your 1 and only asset losing to a top ten fighter

m-1 wont want barnett because he’s probably on steroids i rekon

history channel 10:00pm

Dana is just ridiculous, Get this guy a fight already and if you don’t want to see a boring fight, then don’t match him up with a BJJ player.

Question DANA: If AA is a boring fighter then why did you sign another boring fighter in Verdum? And aren’t you asking for another boring fight by promoting GG/Verdum?

HW matchups that should happen now:

Kongo/Silvia
Big Nog/GG
AA/Vera (once healthy)
Cro Cop/ Herring

Nog/GG being a headliner
Kongo/Silvia co main event on another card
AA/Kongo co main event on a card
Cro Cop/ Herring televised undercard

The winner of Kongo/Silvia faces the winner of Big Nog/GG
The winner of AA/Vera faces the winner of Cro Cop/Herring

Dana is just ridiculous, Get this guy a fight already and if you don’t want to see a boring fight, then don’t match him up with a BJJ player.

Question DANA: If AA is a boring fighter then why did you sign another boring fighter in Verdum? And aren’t you asking for another boring fight by promoting GG/Verdum?

HW matchups that should happen now:

Kongo/Silvia
Big Nog/GG
AA/Vera (once healthy)
Cro Cop/ Herring

Nog/GG being a headliner
Kongo/Silvia co main event on another card
AA/Kongo co main event on a card
Cro Cop/ Herring televised undercard

The winner of Kongo/Silvia faces the winner of Big Nog/GG
The winner of AA/Vera faces the winner of Cro Cop/Herring

Werdum had 1 boring match up. AA has had 2 that were terrible ad 2 that ended in him either getting KOd or cheating.

That happens when you give fans boring fights like the one he fought.I knew it was going to happen.When you step in the octagon,fight and forget about your last fight and put on a show , entertain people because that is what we want to see. That is why I lke Chris Leben.Whoever saw his last fight knows that he did not care about losing and knock this guy out in the third round. I feel a ton of respect for him. That is what fighters have to do.

Dana’s contract negotiations strategy comes right out OF ORGANIZED CRIME. The money , the casino’s, the private jets are geting to his BALD HEAD.
DANA’S SUPER EGO
FRANK WHITE- THE BOSS MAN- KING OF VEGAS

Question DANA: If AA is a boring fighter then why did you sign another boring fighter in Verdum? And aren’t you asking for another boring fight by promoting GG/Verdum?

NO – Dana’s actually eliminating one of them!! Just like celebrity deathmatch!

2 boring fighters enter the cage -> only one when you’re done!

Werdum had 1 boring match up. AA has had 2 that were terrible ad 2 that ended in him either getting KOd or cheating.

dominic aa has had plenty of exciting fights and almost every fighter has had some boring ones danas letting sherk cheat and keep his belt and almost all of his fights are boring so why don’t you just go blow dana.

history channel 10:00pm

Crap, I only have history channel international:( Let me know how it went pls

I’d bet my house that 95% of the people screaming about Dana and Zuffa being like organized crime and a monopoly, etc are either under 21, never held a real job in their life (not including flipping burgers) and/or still live with mom and smoke pop in her basement all day.

dominic aa has had plenty of exciting fights and almost every fighter has had some boring ones danas letting sherk cheat and keep his belt and almost all of his fights are boring so why don’t you just go blow dana.

AA doesn’t have some, he has 4 embarassing fights in a row. The dude isn’t that good and he would rather coast to a decision than risk getting his ass kicked.

I have been saying for awhile now that Arlovski v Cro Cop would be interesting, I would like to see that. Imagine if they both steped into that cage at 0, it would be pretty kick-ass.

I’d bet my house that 95% of the people screaming about Dana and Zuffa being like organized crime and a monopoly, etc are either under 21, never held a real job in their life (not including flipping burgers) and/or still live with mom and smoke pop in her basement all day.

Smartest thing I have read all week.

I’d bet my house that 95% of the people screaming about Dana and Zuffa being like organized crime and a monopoly, etc are either under 21, never held a real job in their life (not including flipping burgers) and/or still live with mom and smoke pop in her basement all day.

EDen why are you always hating the fighters and defending dana/ufc ?

does anyone know how long the ufc can not give arlovski a fight? there has to be something in his contract stating that his contract is void if the ufc doenst offer him his final fight within a certain amount of time.

Everyone is ripping on this guy for boring fights, but look at it this way:

Sylvia vs. Arlovski 2: That was actually a really good fight, but he walked right into an uppercut that connected perfectly.

Sylvia vs. Arlovski 3: I agree that the fight sucked. But, Arlovski was recovering from a knee injury that got screwed up again during the second round. You have to give the guy credit, he did everything he could to prevent people from thinking that his injury was what cost him the fight, unlike Sylvia who has used injuries as excuses several times.

Arlovski vs. Cruz: I thought it was a good fight, not great, but he knocked him out while SITTING DOWN. That showed how powerful his right hand is. I thought that that punch was enough to make it a good fight.

Arlovski vs. Werdum: Yeah, after the first round it was a sucky fight, no doubt.

Really, he’s only had 2 boring fights, one was a loss, and he lost another but went out with a bang.
Look at some of the other guys who haven’t been impressive in their last few fights and are being treated like gold:
Nogueria, Cro Cop, Tito, Liddell, Franklin, Hughes…

Arlovski has been with the UFC for 7 YEARS. If I’m not mistaken, thats longer than Dana has been with the company. GIVE THIS GUY A FIGHT.

I say let Andrei fight!

WTF Dana, why don’t you put this guy back in the octagon. He is by far one of the top 5 heavywieghts in the world. I think he could destroy Fedor, and Crocop and Kongo and Gonzaga.

could’nt agree with that more

does anyone know how long the ufc can not give arlovski a fight? there has to be something in his contract stating that his contract is void if the ufc doenst offer him his final fight within a certain amount of time.

UM, did you read above, directly under Arlovski’s quote? Probably not, seeing that the answer IS RIGHT THERE!

Because Werdum is signed to a multi-fight contract, and Andrei Arlovski only has one fight left on his deal. Dana will not let him become a contender for the belt until he is signed. Did you not read a SINGLE thing about Anderei Arlovski in the past 6 months??? It sounds like you have all this passion for AA, yet you don’t know a thing about him…

I understand the fact that AA only has one fight on his contract. Dana says over and over again he takes care of his fighters. Then take care of them! A couple big names are signed to the HW division and now AA is obsolete? At least AA is how he is treating him. Maybe AA is asking for a little too much, be we forget so quickly that until “Garbage Tim” knocked him out ONCE, AA was the greatest HW phenom ever. Ya, he lost a couple fights, but the best always do. Cro Cop? Liddell? Couture? All have had slumps. Maybe AA isn’t who he used to be… lets at least give him the opportunity to show us one way or the other…

I honestly say my love for the UFC has slipped with everything that has been going on, Arlovski is the most disappointing issue of all. They need him now more than ever.

“UM, did you read above, directly under Arlovski’s quote? Probably not, seeing that the answer IS RIGHT THERE!”

ohhhhhhhh :o)

this is so annoying for the fans. if aa is willing to leave the ufc then’s he’s got the ufc by the balls. he is in such a good spot. since the ufc doesn have another heavyweight that can beat him for his last fight, they are either gonna have to pay up or watch one of theyre former champions help m-1 become a contenting organization. im so down for aa vs fedor.

just sign the guy already i miss seeing him in the cage

pay him,pay him,pay him.i love to watch AA in the cage.kicking whoevers azz.im having withdraws.

I’m keeping the faith. If he has to fight Tim again I think he’ll win. It should really be 2-0 AA. It’s amazing that he lost that second fight. Had he finished Tim when he dropped him we’d nerver have seen the farce that was the third bout.

Arlovski to take the series 3-2 lol. Won’t happen. But I personally wouldn’t mind seeing him fight him again. I wouldn’t give Vera the same chance against him that everyone else was before he fought Sylvia.

this guy has his facts straight.

well not really mate…

it was when Griffin got KTFO by Keith Jardine which made him gunshy, not by Tito Ortiz, in the Ortiz fight, ALOT of people thought Forrest won – it was a close fight…

its a smart move by the ufc to want to sign him to a longer deal before he fights his last fight, but i’m getting impatient as an arlovski fan…if he wants to fight for the ufc he should sign an extension already and lets get him back in there…somebody needs to do something, this is getting ridiculous…

Arlovskis next fight should answer a lot of questions.His last couple fights were rather lackluster.The Werdum fight I can understand him being a little tentative.Werdum is a dangerous opponent.With an impressive fight he will sore quickly to the top.

its a smart move by the ufc to want to sign him to a longer deal before he fights his last fight, but i’m getting impatient as an arlovski fan…if he wants to fight for the ufc he should sign an extension already and lets get him back in there…somebody needs to do something, this is getting ridiculous…

100 percent agreed Big Arlovski fan here.

Kongo still needs another fight… He looked good in the CC fight, not trying to slight the man, but CC was deflated.

Kongo and AA would make a awesome standup showcase. I think Kongo would move forward enough to not have Arlovski chasing opponents to end up in decisions. He chased Sylvia and Werdum, Kongo won’t/shouldn’t do that.

And he leg kicks will hopefully remind AA how good his own are so he’ll start throwing them again,

Arlovski’s two minuntes in the UFC penalty box should just about be over.

BZ

Im a fan of AA and hope he fights soon. Any match you would put him in would be a good one in my eyes.. AA vs Vera, Kongo, up and coming brock lesnar… He definately deserves hundred thousand a fight. If his careers future is questionable I think he will definately bring his A game in the next couple of fights. I hope if randy’s not coming back they hold a heavyweight tournament or something to get excited about.

I thought half the problem with AA is that the UFC wants him to ink his next contract before he fights and AA wants to wait till after the next fight. This way if he has a good win he could get more money on his next contract. The UFC reasoning is that his last fight was less then spectacular and they could pay him less based upon that performance and the 2 Sylvia losses.

AA is 2-2 in his last four fights. 2 of those fights bored me and my friends to tears and he never absolutely dominated any of them (He was even forced to cheat to beat a 1-dimensional PDP last year).

AA needs to sign a 6 figure deal and shut up already. He hasn’t proved he’s worth more and he’s just as boring to watch as Tim Sylvia.

How did he cheat?

“its a smart move by the ufc to want to sign him to a longer deal before he fights his last fight, but i’m getting impatient as an arlovski fan…if he wants to fight for the ufc he should sign an extension already and lets get him back in there…somebody needs to do something, this is getting ridiculous…”

“100 percent agreed Big Arlovski fan here.”

agreed, its smart for them but shitty for us. i guess its smart and tacky. although, we dont really know what he’s asking for or what ufc is offering.

Yeah Kongo v AA would also be a good fight. I think the reason why AA dosnt want to sign a contract extension is the same reason why dana dosnt want to give him another fight. They just dont trust each other. If AA wins his next fight (which he probably will, cause there arnt too many people that could beat him right now) and then leaves the UFC it would screw over the UFC. But if he signs he might have to deal with the same crap and not know when he is going to be given another fight. But that is just my opinion im not trying to pretend that that I know what each side is thinking.

“His last fight was a little on the lackluster side but a lot of fighters come back off a loss are conservative (Griffin vs Ramirez after he lost to Tito).”

Griffin was tentative with Ramirez after a knockout loss to Jardine. Not because of Tito, that was a great fight and very hard to call.

he needs to fight

hes young and talented put him back