Former UFC heavyweight champion described the details of his confrontation with refugees in London on New Year's holidays.
We came out of the restaurant, there were three or four Albanians in the street. One had already hit a woman. He had almost braided her hair around his fist. And it looked like he wanted to knee her in the face. I just walked up, "Happy New Year, what's up?" He says, "We'll figure it out." He was drunk, of course. And this one, who was standing to my left, punched me in the ear right away. And I didn't even hesitate, I pushed him off, and with my right hand I dropped the dude who was holding the girl. Right uppercut. And the scuffle began, they ran away.
Andrei Arlovski, quoted by Sport-Express
Arlovski, 43, last stepped into the Octagon against Marcos Rogério de Lima in October 2022 at UFC Fight Night 213. The fight ended with Andrei's first-round submission loss by rear-naked choke. Last April, during the UFC on ESPN 35 tournament, Arlovski defeated Jake Collier by split decision. He has 34 wins and 21 losses under his belt.