Andrei Arlovski News

BJ Penn Staff - May 12, 2025

Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski is closing in on 50 years old, but he’s not done fighting yet. He’s now set to debut with BKFC. Arlovski, now 46, enjoyed two lengthy stints with the UFC. In fact, he has the second most fights in Octagon history, at 42.

Harry Kettle - April 1, 2025

MMA veteran Andrei Arlovski has called for a possible showdown with Jake Paul, the YouTuber-turned-boxer. When it comes to legendary fan favorites in heavyweight mixed martial arts, Andrei Arlovski is up there with the best of them. He has enjoyed the kind of longevity that a lot of fighters can only dream of. He’s a former champion, and he’s fought some of the best to have ever stepped foot through the doors of the UFC.

Harry Kettle - March 23, 2025

UFC veteran Andrei Arlovski has scored his first stoppage win in 10 years in combat sports at Dirty Boxing Championship. For the longest time, Andrei Arlovski has been competing in combat sports. For the most part, he’s spent his energy on mixed martial arts. Nowadays, though, he’s enjoying the twilight of his career in a different way – with a venture into boxing. For some, it’s an unusual transition – but others feel as if he’s earned the right to make any decision he wants when it comes to earning money and having fun.

Josh Evanoff - March 13, 2025

Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski will compete in the boxing ring later this month. ‘The Pitbull’ hasn’t been seen in action since a clash with Martin Buday last June at UFC 303. The former champion entered the bout riding a three-fight losing streak, previously suffering losses against Waldo Cortes-Acosta, Don’Tale Mayes, and Marcos Rogerio de Lima. Sadly for Andrei Arlovski, he was handed a split-decision loss by ‘Badys’ last summer. After the defeat, he was released from the promotion.

Josh Evanoff - July 3, 2024

Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski wants to keep fighting until he’s 48 years old. ‘The Pitbull’ is fresh off his return at UFC 303 over the weekend in Las Vegas. Fighting on the prelims against Martin Buday, Andrei Arlovski entered the bout riding a three-fight losing streak. While the 45-year-old gave a spirited effort, he still exited the cage with a split-decision defeat. As it turns out, that will be his final appearance in the octagon.

Josh Evanoff - July 1, 2024

Former heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski is disappointed with the end of his UFC career. ‘The Pitbull’ was the oldest fighter on the UFC roster heading into his return on Saturday. At 45 years old, Andrei Arlovski has seen, and done it all. From debuting at UFC 28 in 2000 to wars with the likes of Frank Mir and Bigfoot Silva, the Belarusian fighter has had better days. Heading into his bout with Martin Buday, Arlovski was riding a three-fight losing streak.

Harry Kettle - July 1, 2024

UFC president Dana White has confirmed that the promotion have parted ways with legendary fighter Andrei Arlovski. As we know, Andrei Arlovski is an absolute legend of the mixed martial arts game. His heavyweight run has been remarkable, largely because of his longevity. Alas, at the age of 45, it appears as if his tenure with the Ultimate Fighting Championship has come to an end. In his most recent outing at UFC 303, he fell to a split decision loss at the hands of Martin Buday.

Susan Cox - May 13, 2024

Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski has booked his 42nd Octagon appearance for UFC 303. Arlovski (34-23 MMA) made his promotional debut way back in November of 2000 at UFC 28. It was in 2005 that Arlovski earned the title of UFC heavyweight champion by defeating Tim Sylvia (31-10 MMA) at UFC 51.

Chris Taylor - June 3, 2023

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC Vegas 74 results, including the heavyweight contest between Andrei Arlovski and Don’Tale Mayes. Arlovski (34-22 MMA) will enter the bout looking to rebound, this after suffering a submission loss to Marcos Rogerio de Lima in his most recent effort last October. Prior to that setback, the former UFC heavyweight champion had put together a 4-fight winning streak.

Chris Taylor - October 29, 2022

A heavyweight bout between Andrei Arlovski and Marcos Rogerio de Lima takes place on today’s UFC Vegas 63 preliminary fight card. Arlovski (34-21 MMA), a former UFC heavyweight champion, will enter the contest sporting a four-fight winning streak. The 43-year-old mixed martial arts legend is coming off back-to-back split decision wins over Jared Vanderaa and Jake Collier in his most recent Octagon appearances.

Chris Taylor - April 30, 2022

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 53 event is co-headlined by a heavyweight bout featuring former champion Andrei Arlovski taking on Jake Collier. Arlovski (33-20 MMA) enters the contest on a three-fight winning streak, his latest being a split decision win over Jared Vanderaa at UFC 271.

Cole Shelton - February 10, 2022

Jared Vanderaa is ecstatic to get the chance to share the Octagon with Andrei Arlovski. Vanderaa was booked to fight Chris Barnett on the first card of 2022 but “Beast Boy” had to withdraw before it was made official. Shortly after, Arlovski agreed to step up on short notice to fight Vanderaa on January 15 but the promotion decided to move it to UFC 271 so they can fight in front of fans.

Chris Taylor - October 16, 2021

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 40 event was co-headlined by a heavyweight bout featuring former division champion Andrei Arlovski taking on Carlos Felipe. Arlovski (32-20 MMA) entered tonight’s contest having won three of his past four fights. In his most previous effort this past April, ‘The Pitbull’ earned a unanimous decision victory over Chase Sherman. Tonight’s bout marked the legends 34th Octagon appearance.

Chris Taylor - October 16, 2021

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 40 event is co-headlined by a heavyweight bout featuring former division champion Andrei Arlovski taking on Carlos Felipe. Arlovski (31-20 MMA) has won three of his past four fights, his most recent being a unanimous decision victory over Chase Sherman. The bout will mark the legends 34th Octagon appearance.

Chris Taylor - October 16, 2021

The Octagon remains in Nevada for today’s UFC Vegas 40 event, a ten-bout fight card headlined by Aspen Ladd taking on Norma Dumont. Ladd (9-1 MMA) was supposed to fight two weeks ago but she was removed from that card after missing weight for her fight against Macy Chiasson at 135lbs. The 26-year-old last competed in December of 2019, where she earned a TKO victory over Yana Kunitskaya.

Chris Taylor - April 17, 2021

A heavyweight bout featuring former champion Andrei Arlovski taking on Chase Sherman took place on tonight’s UFC Vegas 24 main card. Arlovski (31-20 MMA) was looking to rebound after having his two-fight winning streak snapped by Tom Aspinall in his most recent effort back in February. Prior to that, the former UFC heavyweight champion had scored back-to-back decision victories over Tanner Boser and Phillipe Lins.

Cole Shelton - April 15, 2021

Chase Sherman has had a whirlwind of a year. Last May, Sherman was signed back into the UFC and got a TKO win over Ike Villanueva. After that, however, he was suspended by USADA for failing to disclose. He took a supplement months before he was with the UFC, and didn’t write it down on the sheet.

Cole Shelton - April 7, 2021

Andrei Arlovski is stepping up on short notice to fight Chase Sherman on April 17. Originally, Sherman was supposed to fight Parker Porter, but unfortunately, due to undisclosed reasons, Porter is out of the fight. Yet, the good news for Sherman is he gets a bigger name as former UFC heavyweight champion, Andrei Arlovski has agreed to step up on short notice according to Fight Bananas.