Can Arlovski still compete at the top level?

[BigMuffler]

Yes he was defeated decisively by Stipe, Overeem, Barnett and Ngannou and lost a competitive decision to Tybura, but we've seen Andrei come back from a major slump before. He's fighting Struve next but aside from that how do you see current AA doing against the following fighters?

Lewis
Hunt
Volkov
Blaydes
(I know he's suspended) JDS

Can ArLOVEski still hang at the top or is his time there done?

 

[Dozer .]

No

 

[Les Vejtibals]

He could work his way back up to top 5, but only with "News Team Fight Rules" (no touching of the hair or face).

 

[Buff]

His chin is so shot that if he went to the top of a tall building the altitude would knock him out.

 

[3nigma]

Did they fuse his chin with iron?

 

[basedgodfedor]

no

 

[BigMuffler]

His chin is so shot that if he went to the top of a tall building the altitude would knock him out.

He managed to go 2 fights without being KOed now though.

 

[blkdynamite]

Pretty much Chuck Liddell at this point.

 

[FinalConflict2005]

Send him to Rizin against CroCop for New Years Eve.

 

[Organic Damage]

What does compete mean at HW though? Anyone can KO pretty much anyone, so he'll always have a chance. And he is well rounded enough that he can't reliably be leg-humped or point fought to decision.

But those pesky negative tendencies that should be trained out of a young fighter have now calcified, and his chin isn't getting any more durable...

 

[Gazwald]

It pains me to say it, but his chances of making it out of the first round against any of those 5 fighters are slim.

 

[FrontNakedChoke]

Yes

 

[jk7707]

Yes he was defeated decisively by Stipe, Overeem, Barnett and Ngannou and lost a competitive decision to Tybura, but we've seen Andrei come back from a major slump before. He's fighting Struve next but aside from that how do you see current AA doing against the following fighters?

Lewis
Hunt
Volkov
Blaydes
(I know he's suspended) JDS

Can ArLOVEski still hang at the top or is his time there done?

Lewis - L by KO
Hunt - L by KO
Volkov - L by TKO
Blaydes - L by TKO
JDS - NC by drugs

 

[tasticles]

Yes he can, he just won't often win

 

[Kenny Powerth]

No on all of those, unfortunately. Good news, Struve is def beatable in his next (real) fight.

 

[SomniumRabidum]

Send him to Rizin against CroCop for New Years Eve.

I would pay to watch that, IDGAF if it's 12 years later than we would've preferred.

 

[Buff]

He managed to go 2 fights without being KOed now though.

And?

Dude has been knocked out 10 times... That's getting close to Goodridge levels.

 

[sabretitan]

I'd rather him not fight anymore. There's no point. Surely he can get some acting gigs or something. He's been knocked out so many times I really do fear for his golden years.

 

[Killroy]

I'm kinda hoping Struve beats Arlovksi decisively and starts working his way up the rankings again. I think he has a much better chance at beating those guys you mentioned then Arlovski.

 

[Horriblehim]

In Bellator with PEDs maybe