Andrei Arlovski is chasing the title he once held. | Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
There was a point in time, 10 years ago or so, when it seemed unrealistic that Andrei Arlovski -- then the reigning UFC heavyweight champion -- would be on the outside of the MMA world looking in.
“The Pit Bull” was running roughshod over the crop of big men at the time, and he was doing it in destructive fashion. Even though revisionist history belies the reality of the time because his division was barren in all actuality, Arlovski was tearing everybody asunder.