Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski made a powerful debut in Misfits Boxing tonight as he landed one other slugging stoppage within the fourth round.
Much was product of the monstrous age gap between Arlovski and his Netflix reality TV rival Kelechi ‘Kelz’ Dyke. He won his first interim UFC heavyweight belt a decade ago in 2005, when his opponent was just 11-years-old.
And that have and power was evident from early on as he imposed his strength against an equally big man on the night. The fight was Arlovski’s third since leaving the UFC last yr, having won his initial BKFC and Dirty Boxing matches by doctor’s stoppage.
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Andrei Arlovski vs Kelz Misfits Boxing result
Andrei Arlovski flew out of the traps on the lookout for the finish early, and Kelz looked impressive in his abilities to stifle his rather more experienced rival’s work. The Brit made it to round two and even almost forced his opponent to return to his MMA grappling roots.
Nonetheless, Arlovski landed a giant clean right hand later within the round and snuck the sequence, although fans can have been concerned at his inability to place away a much less experienced opponent. The bout ended up attending to the fourth, although Kelz was clearly buzzed at the top of the third.
And with just over a minute on the clock, Arlovski blasted out Kelz with a giant right hand that sent the Brit down immediately. The previous UFC champion had claimed he was pushing for a knockout bonus, but he might need lost on that to fan favorite BDave who brutalized Rod Stewart’s son earlier within the night.
After the actual fact, Arlovski called for a fight with a ‘famous YouTuber’, although didn’t name anybody specific person.