Andrei Arlovski's Next Moves | Demand MMA
As previously announced, Andrei Arlovski held a video chat for his fans on andreiarlovski.com. Andrei talked about his future plans, his fight with Fedor and answered some questions from the fans.
When asked about his next fight, Andrei mentioned that he heard some talk about a possible rematch with Paul Buentello. Nothing is set in stone, as Affliction hasn’t even announced whether they will hold a third card or not, but Andrei did mention that talks have been thrown around regarding that fight. It’s strictly hearsay at the moment but an interesting match-up nonetheless.
Andrei also spoke about his fight with Fedor Emelianenko and mentioned that he really wants an immediate rematch, which isn’t shocking in the least bit. He also made some remarks about Fedor’s lack of eye contact during the stare down. “He was afraid. He was backing up,” said Arlovski when asked if he thought he was controlling the fight prior to the knockout.
One of the hot topics was Andrei’s possible boxing career. Andrei has hinted in the past that he would like to try his hand at a professional boxing career in the near future. When asked about his next move, Andrei responded with, “I was born in MMA and I’ll die in MMA. I’m not moving to professional boxing [exclusively].”
Another question that Andrei responded to, which actually surprised me, was whether or not he felt he had a glass jaw. He didn’t go into much detail, as he kind of brushed off the question, but his facial expression indicated that he thought it was a rather dumb question. However, he did say, “In the heavyweight division, guys have heavy hands and lots of power. It happened because I didn’t defend myself [the knockout by Fedor]. I have a good jaw and don’t think it’s a weakness.”
When asked about his future after Affliction and whether he would like to fight in the UFC again, he simply responded with, “We’ll see, I have to wait until after my next fight.” He also seemed very enthusiastic when asked if he would be interested in fighting in Japan and mentioned that he would love to enter that market. Andrei has one fight left under his Affliction contract.
Some other quick quotes from Andrei:
On Brock Lesnar - “Four fights and he’s already the champion. He’s the champion. I’d like to fight him but there’s a line of people.”
On GSP/BJ Penn at UFC 94 - “I think BJ will win.”
On Russian Roulette - “Yes, I play Russian Roulette. With a gun.” (Shows that Andrei has a great sense of humor despite not having the best English)
For more information on Andrei Arlovski, go to his website, andreiarlovski.com.
