How can Andrei Arlovski defeat Fedor Emelianenko?
The only way Andrei Arlovski can thwart Fedor Emelianenko in their upcoming battle is by striking. He can either knockout the Russian or outstrike his foe to win a decision. This is not an easy task by any stretch of the imagination and nobody has done it so far. We can argue the point by pointing to the point of Tsuyoshi Kohsaka’s elbow which led to a cut early in Emelianenko’s career, but that is a minor blemish on what has been a spotless and undefeated career for “The Last Emperor” He has arguably not even lost a round in his career.
Despite immortal god-like status which has been placed Emelianenko, he does display human frailty, albeit in very short glimpses. The most potent example would have to be when Kazuyuki Fujita stunned the Russian in Pride years back and had Emelianenko wobbling in a daze after a huge punch from the Japanese brawler. Things looked grim for Emelianenko in what would have been the biggest upset of the year, but in the end Emelianenko amazingly prevailed.
Nonethless, there is a chink in his armor as there is with every fighter. Even the most un-KO-able fighters have hit the mat face first into the canvass at some point in their career. If you’re taken on the top competition in the sport at some point you’re going to get burned.
Striking will be the only Arlovski can win this fight. Emelianenko always seems to have a new bag of tricks specialized for each opponent. He probably has nailed the timing and rhythm of Arlovski from footable and come up with a great game plan. All that being said, Arlovski, when on his game, is a very explosive, technical and powerful striker. If he performs to his peak potential, unleashes the pitbull inside, as he did years back when he was lighting up heavyweights with his fists in the UFC, he can come out on top. He won’t submit Emelianenko, I don’t envision him transforming into a ground and pounder, but what he can do is his good striking arsenal, footwork and power to win this fight. Throw in a great sprawl into the mix and you have a good formula to actually win this battle.
After a spotless 8 years of fighting, Emelianenko is due for a loss. Let’s see if Arlovski rises to his greatest challenge he’s encountered in the ring and can pull it off.
This is a terrible fight. At least I live in Vegas and can bet on this ridiculously one sided fight.
If Fedor beat Silva who beat Arlovski then why on earth would he fight arlovski after Silva?
Starting to agree with Dana White, this guy really doesnt get challenged..
Fedor wins easily…