Andrei Arlovski is again!
‘The Pitbull’ was launched from the UFC final summer time after struggling his fourth-straight loss towards Martin Buday through break up choice. Now, the previous heavyweight titleholder is ready to make his first look of 2025 below ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry’s Soiled Boxing Championship banner.
In accordance with the promotion’s official Instagram, Arlovski, 46, will sq. off towards Terrance Hodges, a 40-year-old veteran who has competed in combined martial arts, Muay Thai, and kickboxing. Hodges has misplaced his final 5 fights and has not seen his hand raised since November 2019.
Arlovski competed contained in the Octagon 41 instances and captured each the undisputed and the interim UFC heavyweight titles alongside the way in which. His greatest victories got here towards Tim Sylvia, Fabricio Werdum, Ben Rothwell, Roy Nelson, Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva, and Frank Mir.
The Pitbull’ additionally competed for Strikeforce, World Collection of Preventing, ONE Championship, and the short-lived Affliction MMA promotion.
Andrei Arlovski joins a stacked DBX 1 lineup
Earlier than reserving his DBX debut, Arlovski was drafted to the International Battle League’s Staff Los Angeles the place he’ll proceed his MMA profession. At DBX 1, he’ll compete in four-ounce gloves, with a ruleset that enables for each elbows and conditional floor and pound.
Take a look at the present lineup for DBX 1 beneath:
Yoel Romero vs. Ras Hylton
Andrei Arlovski vs. Terrance Hodges
Ulysses Diaz vs. Brian Maxwell
Mike Breeden vs. Eric Moon
Maurice Greene vs. Rakim Cleveland
Bubba Jenkins vs. Gabriel Macario
Alexander Schenk vs. Tristan Gallichan
Robinson Perez vs. Oluwale Bambgbose
Claudia Zamora vs. Kat Nelson
Diego Romo vs. Sean Hotusing
Corey Jackson vs. Marcellus Wallace
Guilherme Bastos vs. Gabriel Morales
