It looks like all that head-butting to the stomach paid off…
You may remember the video we posted of UFC heavyweight Andrei Arlovski doing a pretty funny open workout last week in preparation for his bout with Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva.
In that video, Arlovski demonstrated his conditioning by being punched and head-butted into the stomach repeatedly, and it seems as if this kind of training is effective as he stunningly knocked out his Brazilian opponent in the opening round of their clash.
The KO was an upset for many who expected Silva win the bout without over-exerting himself, but nobody told Arlovski this as he came out with a flurry of brutal punches to defeat his more illustrious opponent.
Next up for Arlovski is a potential match-up with #9 heavyweight Ben Rothwell or if Rothwell doesn’t recover from his bout with Alistair Overeem, a bout with between Arlovski and the #5 heavyweight Stipe Miocic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ2HijY2QZ0
Video via fireman54kstovo.
