Andrei Arlovski made the bookmakers eat their odds.
The former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight titleholder recorded his fifth consecutive win, as he stopped Travis Browne with first-round punches at UFC 187 “Johnson vs. Cormier” on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Browne, a -500 favorite, met his end 4:41 into round one.
Arlovski, who entered the cage as a +400 underdog, is a perfect 3-0 since returning to the UFC in June, with victories over Browne, Antonio Silva and Brendan Schaub.