Conor McGregor has lauded former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski for his achievements inside and outside the octagon.
This weekend, Arlovski returned to the squared circle and dethroned heavyweight champion Ben Rothwell at BKFC KnuckleMania 6.
‘The Pitbull’ dictated the pace throughout and was ahead in every department, be it speed, timing, precision, or power. The 47-year-old busted open Rothwell’s face early on with a massive right hand.
Arlovski continued to batter Rothwell up. In Round 3, the referee had to pause the action to have Rothwell’s cut checked, after which, the 44-year-old was deemed unfit to continue, prompting the ring-side doctor to stop the bout in the third round of their trilogy.
With that, Andrei Arlovski was crowned the new BKFC heavyweight champion.
This marked Arlovski and Rothwell’s first meeting in the BKFC. Prior to this, the two had faced each other twice under different banners, with Arlovski winning both times.
Before the title fight, ‘The Pitbull’ had opened up about his battle with cancer three times and how he never gave up.
After that fight, he delivered another inspirational speech for those battling cancer right now.
Guys, people who are in the battle right now with the f**king cancer, don’t f**king give up. I’m a great f**king example. Three-time cancer survivor. Keep f***ing fighting. Life is beautiful.”
Check out Andrei Arlovski’s comments below:
Conor McGregor praises Andrei Arlovski
Conor McGregor, who is a part owner of the BKFC, was not in attendance for KnuckleMania 6. However, he did not forget to react after Andrei Arlovski became a two-sport world champion by dethroning Ben Rothwell. McGregor wrote on X:
Andre Arlovski, 3-time Cancer Survivor, is now the Bareknuckle HW World Champ! Hero is an understatement!”
Check out Conor McGregor’s comments below:
The Irishman also lauded the newly crowned BKFC heavyweight champion via another message on his Instagram story that reads:
Andrei Arlovski is a hero! The reason the Belarus flag is on the UFC belt. Fought cancer three times. Is now the reigning BKFC HW champ.”
