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Tonight is a very key fight for Andrei. He snapped a 4 fight skid against much touted up and comer Junior Albini in June and is looking to gather some more momentum to move back up towards the top 5. He is currently ranked 10th and Struve is 13th, however Struve's last fight was a loss to Volkov, who is now 8th, 3-0 in the UFC. Struve is a big name and does have a win over Stipe so even though he is a little lower ranked than Pitbull, a win over him, especially inside the distance, will certainly give AA a welcome boost and move him up the card as well.
Struve presents an exceptional challenge in terms of his size and reach, he's now cutting from 280lbs, has high level Dutch style kickboxing and one of the best aggressive BJJ games in the division. Arlovski has been training hard and is looking to use his footwork, fast hands and original angles to get the KO on the feet and I think he can do it, I think the time has come to make room for AA in the top 5 again.
Pitbull by KO!
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