#4 Tim Sylvia vs. Andrei Arlovski 4
Alright before you folks get pumped up over the mysterious beauty that led to Arlovski-Sylvia feuding with each other for years, you ought to know that said beauty kicked both of them to the curb and Arlovski and Sylvia have now buried the hatchet.
Sylvia is 2-1-1(NC) against Arlovski, with the fights taking place at UFC 51 in 2005; 59 and 61 in 2006 and at One FC Pride of a Nation in 2012.
Sylvia lost the first matchup via submission, won the second by KO and the third by decision. The entire UFC trilogy was marred by a love triangle featuring Arlovski, his then-girlfriend Polish model and Playmate Patrycja Mikula and the ‘Maine-iac’, Tim Sylvia.
Long story short, Mikula was ‘Pitbull’s’ girlfriend but midway through their trilogy, she started dating Sylvia. Result: Arlovski and Sylvia have hated each other ever since.
Just when all of us thought the Arlovski-Sylvia saga had come to an end, the rivalry popped its ugly head once again, when One FC signed on the two ageing veterans for a 4th matchup in 2012. The fourth fight featured Sylvia plodding forward at snail’s pace, flailing his arms throwing wild hooks, hoping to connect on one of those Hail-Mary punches.
On the other hand, Arlovski was light on his feet and despite being taunted and goaded by Sylvia to stand-and-bang, stayed true to his Jackson-Wink game-plan and steered clear of phone-booth exchanges. Toward the end of Round 2, he caught Sylvia with a 1-2-1-2 combination, dropping him to the mat.
He then proceeded to land 2 clean soccer kicks on his life-long nemesis and the man with whom his ex had cheated on him.
Arlovski was given a Yellow Card (One FC Rules) and the fight was declared a No-Contest owing to One FC’s stupid rule that required a fighter to ask the referee’s permission mid-fight, before landing soccer kicks (the rule has now been rightfully slashed).
Nevertheless, the Belarusian former UFC Heavyweight champ finally gained closure and redemption over the man who had gotten personal with him about a decade ago. Which brings us to the destruction of a gigantic bully up next…
