Fighters.com’s fifth-ranked heavyweight “Pitbull” Andrei Arlovski (12-5) announced Wednesday that he has signed a three-fight deal with Affliction and will fight Ben Rothwell (29-5) on 19 July in Anaheim, outside of Los Angeles.
“I had tears in my eyes,” Arlovski described to Sherdog his reaction when he realized he would end his eight-year relationship with the UFC.
Of Rothwell, Arlovski said, “He’s very good. He’s very dangerous on his feet,” then added a jab at his UFC nemesis, “I think [Rothwell] is a little bit better than Tim Sylvia.”
Arlovski joins fourth-ranked “Maine-iac” Tim Sylvia (24-4), who defeated Arlovski twice in the Octagon, on the debut Affliction card.
“[The losses are] very personal to me,” Arlovski said, and hoped for a rematch.
Fighters.com has reported the likelihood of an Arlovski/Rothwell match-up since April, even after Rothwell denied the fight would happen.
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Comments
go Andrei! this is awesome!
that is good news
Affliction vs UFC
Affliction is starting to look really good
Trump and Andrei, this is huge!
UFC is 1, WEC is 2 but with this lineup, maybe Affliction will take over the number 2 spot
yea this is pretty cool
Affliction is making some major moves, I like it
yea, this could be really good for them
Andrei is awesome!