Arlovski: Bigfoot Is the First Step Toward Fedor, Rogers
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3/20/2010 12:10 PM ET By Michael David Smith
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Andrei Arlovski will return to the cage for the first time in almost a year on May 15 when he takes on Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva, and he says he hopes that fight is the first step toward getting a couple of rematches with the two guys who knocked him out in 2009, Fedor Emelianenko and Brett Rogers.
"Of course I would like to have a rematch against Emelianenko, but like I said, one step at a time," Arlovski says. "Strikeforce has two heavyweights with whom I have unfinished business -- Rogers and Emelianenko -- but like I said, I start with Bigfoot, one step at a time. He's tough. I don't have time to think about rematches with Rogers and Emelianenko. Somewhere in my mind, of course, I'd like to get rematch with Rogers and Emelianenko, but for now, Bigfoot."
Arlovski had a great 2008, going 3-0, knocking out all three of his opponents, and making a whole lot of money in the process. But he had a disastrous 2009, going 0-2 and getting knocked out by both Fedor and Rogers. (And, again, making a whole lot of money in the process.)
Arlovski isn't going to make nearly as much money in 2010 as he did in 2008 and 2009, but I think he's capable of having one of his best years yet in the cage. And if he earns those rematches with Fedor and Rogers, he'll have a chance at being one of MMA's best comeback stories.
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Arlovski is still one of the most talented fighters in the HW division and it would surprise me to see him string together a few wins and get back in the title mix. I'd love to see him beat Big Foot Silva and then fight Overeem for the belt, assuming he beats Rogers. I wouldn't mind seeing a rematch of Arlovski vs Werdum so long as it was like the first round of their original fight and not the 2nd & 3rd rounds. Maybe Josh Barnett can fight Arlovski now that he's in Japan with Dream. The possibilities are endless! All we need now is for Lashley to step up and get into the HW title mix. I'd even love to see Arlovski fight Del Rosario. SF has some good depth at the HW division now and getting Fedor back in the mix gives them a nice pool of guys to choose from in the cage. Let's also not forget Lawal and Mousasi both have interest in fighting at HW as well.
Maybe they could get Kharitonov as well. Monson is another viable option but he needs to string together a few wins or move down to 205.
Just to have a little fun:
I want to compare the top SF HW's to the top UFC HW's
Fedor vs Lesnar
Overeem vs Velasquez
Rogers vs Dos Santos
Werdum vs Mir
Arlovski or Mousasi vs Carwin
Del Rosario or Lawal vs Duffe
Big Foot Silva vs Gonzaga
Lashley vs Tomato Can
I'm not going to bother breaking them down or picking pretend winners. But, wouldn't those be awesome fights? I think both organizations have pretty solid HW divisions at this point and time. Maybe a slight edge to SF for overall depth with the UFC having maybe the better top 5 overall. Still, pretty close to even.
you know i really have no clue on why i like him, but, i do.
i think he has all the talent in the world, minus a suspect jaw.
eventhough, getting ko'd by two of the best punchers, is gonna happen when they connect like both did.
arlovski, could very easily make a comeback and yes, i believe avenge both losses...even fedor. he definately, has the talent.
and as i've constantly said, outside of the ufc...arlovski, to me, is really fedor's only credible threat. eventhough a mousasi/fedor match would come in as a match i would prefer to see first.
now, before anyone thinks i'm doubting fedor in any way....forget it.
fedor, is the baddest man on the planet, period. and has been for 7 years.
at this point, fedor is the greatest hw in mma, ever. and will remain, the best hw of all-time and will remain so....that is until and if he ever loses. and to whom and whom that person might be and where that person might be in his respective career.
who i am basically referring to here...is lesner.
because, if brock comes back and beats everyone and then eventually faces fedor in the biggest mega ppv ever....and if he were to win. then it would be brock, that at that point....could and probably will...be considered the best hw of all time. and fedor would then be considered second.
chances are, this will never happen, but, it is possible if the scenerio plays out.
my point is, saying fedor is the greatest hw of all-time is easy....now.
if he ever loses...then, there will possibly be a debate... then.
because, if he let's say loses in....5yrs to some guy, but, it is obvious that he is no longer in his prime....then, that still doesn't negate the fact that he was the greatest hw of all time.
sort of, like how most recognise ali as the greatest hw boxer of all time.
eventhough, he lost his last fights.
anyways, sticking with the boxing analogy....arlovski, to me, reminds me alot of vladimer klitchsko...he was ko'd a few times, but has come back to become the dominate hw and no one is seemingly even close to him, now.
klitchsko's skills have become so refined and his conditioning is second to none. and perhaps, the most important aspect to his game has become his mental approach, his mental training and his mental preperation....those things combined with his skills has made everyone forget about his suspect chin.
and in reality, now .....
has to at least be in the discussion of one of the top all-time hw's.
to me, arlovski, has the potential to be mma's version of klitschko.
i'm sure some of you will think, i'm nuts. then again, maybe some will agree.
I think there are plenty of credible opponents outside of Arlovski for Fedor. I'm talking about Overeem, Barnett, Rogers, Werdum, Lawal or Mousasi. Even if Lesnar were to beat Fedor it wouldn't make him the best ever. Lesnar doesn't have enough of a career left to establish himself as the best ever. Maybe someone like a Velasquez, Dos Santos or Rogers who all have many years left could prove they are the best ever because they have the time to do so. Lesnar only has a handful of years left in the prime of his career and with only fighting 2-3 times a year it's going to be nearly impossible.
well, i knew i could count on you to nit-pick. and not really read what i in-fact said.
if.....if.....if....IF!....
lesner continues to win and in fact clear out the hw division....
and...
if....if....if....IF!.....
fedor continues to win and clear out whatever is left outside of the ufc, which he should easily accomplish, (in other words, this part of the scenerio is easy to visualize).
let's say roughly 2 yrs from now.
and then they were to meet in the biggest mega ppv, ever.
and here it comes again...
if....if....if.....IF!...
brock were to beat fedor....
then....at that time....
brock would probably....probably...probably.....PROBABLY!!!...
be considered to be right up there as the best hw of all time.
and if you can't see that, then you or anyone else who thinks otherwise...is just plain hatin, on the idea that, the last emperior, your god...could actually be a man. either that or you are just a fool.
and to your wish list alternative to the ufc....keep drinking your hateraid.
if fedor were to lose to any of those guys...Overiod, Barnett (he should actually be black-balled for what he's done), Rogers, Werdum, Lawal or Mousasi....
his rep and standing would drop like a rock.
let's look at your so-called credible list...
overoid - let's see him actually fight.
barnett- funny, how he is the true roid monster. will he ever even be able to be sanctioned in the usa without screwing up?
rogers - really? he got beat really easy the first time. unlike arlovski that got caught doing a stupid jump.
don't get me wrong i like rogers, but to think if him and fedor fought 100 times he might win once or twice....MIGHT!
werdum - if he loses to werdum, omg, are you kidding me, he will become the laughing stock of every exp joke you'll ever hear.
werdum, credible? give me a f'n break.
seriously, fedor beating werdum is a fart stain on his record.
lawal? a guy that has 5 fights and is a really a lhw. really, you call that credible?
finally, mousasi....okay, now we are talking. i agree with you here.
although, like i said i truly think mousasi has a better chance of beating fedor than him (mousasi) matching up against one of the super heavies.
funny how that works, because at the same time whereas i think he has not much chance against the super hw's, i do believe he (mousasi) has a better chance of beating fedor than any of those respective super hw's.
like your example, carwin...i believe he(mousasi) has no real shot against
carwin. yet, i think he has a better chance of beating fedor than does carwin of beating fedor.
oh well, to you, all you ever hear when i talk is nothing but, dana-nut-licking....so trying to reason with you is probably stupid on my part.
I read what you said, dood! I'm saying even if Lesnar cleans out the UFC HW division he doesn't have enough time left in his career to get enough fights for that status.
I guess we just agree to disagree. Much like I see a lot of credible fights for Fedor I also see a lot of credible fights for Lestard. In my opinion, Mousasi would absolutely destroy Shane Carwin. Lawal isn't really a LHW either, he is more of a tweener who can fight as a Fedor sized HW or a bigger LHW. Let's be real here: if you are saying none of those guys are credible opponents then there aren't any credible opponents for Fedor in the UFC either. Who is the one pretending he is a God again? It sounds to me that you have him in a higher pedestal than I do! The thing that makes Fedor so great is that he has been in vulnerable situations most guys wouldn't of escaped.
Whether you like him or not Werdum is a top 10 HW in MMA. He gets knocked out by Dos Santos and all of a sudden he's garbage? C'mon Man. You just be hatin'. He beat Gonzaga and Brandon Vera so he can't be THAT overrated. The dude is the real deal and good fighter. Perfectly credible opponent for Fedor just the same as Frank Mir would be.
yeah, i guess we rate these guys differently.
you really think gegard would destroy carwin, really? destroy?
how about, anderson silva?
and if not, then that must mean you think silva would also destroy carwin.
if so, all i can say is wow.
you obviously, rate carwin very low.
I do think Anderson Silva would destroy Carwin as well. I guess Carwin will either prove me wrong or prove me right next Saturday night against Mir. If Carwin goes out there and pulverizes Mir then I'll probably be wrong in think Gegard would destroy him. It's funny because I actually give Lawal a really good shot at beating Mousasi because of his speed. Carwin just isn't fast enough to beat Silva or Mousasi, in my opinion of course.
jeff monson just beat kaharitonova
fedor isnt just the best hw of all time, he's the best mma fighter ever.
arlovski would have no more chance in a second fight as he had in the first. i'd def say arlovski is still a top ten hw, would likely beat 8 out of 10 ufc hw's.
i actually think arlovski/overeem would be a good match up.
oh and by the way,
glad to see some of my humor rubbing off on you...
"Lashley vs Tomato Can"....loved it!
I really wish Lashley would step it up and fight someone worth a damn. I really envy Rogers for fighting Arlovski, Fedor and Overeem in successive fights. Lashley has the skills to be a beast and maybe the success of Lesnar makes comparisons between them unfair to Lashley. It's just that I would love to see him fight someone who has some skills and not guys like Wes Sims and Bob Sapp. Strikeforce just signed Roger Gracie so maybe thats a fight we'll see eventually. Interesting contrast in styles that would be . . . In case you were wondering Roger Gracie isn't Rolles Gracie who got knocked out by Joey Beltran at a recent UFC event.
Don't forget about Lavar Johnson as well in the heavyweight division in Strikeforce.
I don't care what this guy say.Andrei Arlovski is done,stick a fork in him.If you so bad why didn't you fight someone besides "Slow Foot"Silva.If he loses this one Bobby Lashely tune fight here he come.
he is a good fighter but he has a GLASS JAW and can be knocked out by anyone.