Photo by Stan Balazia for Cagefanatic

On Saturday November 5th, Andrei Arlovski took on Travis Fulton at ProElite 2 in Moline, Illinois. The fight was the co-main event of the card, that featured an opening round of a heavyweight tournament, as well as a main event with another former UFC champion Tim Sylvia. The night’s fights were broadcast on HDNet.

Arlovski’s fight with Fulton was not a very exciting fight until the last second of the fight. Arlovski landed a beautiful headkick that knocked Fulton out cold as time was about to expire.

After the fight, Arlovski spoke to Matthew C. Scaro about the fight. Arlovski was very candid in his responses and acknowledged that his career has taken a bit of an offswing.

“I wouldn’t say I am back, just a second start. You know like a baby does little steps. Of course thank you God, thank you team and all my friends that came to support me. It was just what Greg Jackson and all my trainers wanted me to do. It was a little bit late, but that’s ok.”

Many have thought that the next logical fight for Arlovski would be to fight Tim Sylvia as both not only were victorious at ProElite, but also have a history during their time in the UFC.

“It’s up to ProElite (who I fight next). Everybody knows what’s gone on between me and Tim Sylva. I honestly don’t even think about that stuff. But this guy from Germany said he wanted to fight me because I didn’t say hi at the airport. I feel bad for that guy because that means he is miserable.

I really appreciate ProElite for this opportunity to rebuild my career. Like I said, it’s a second step. I feel like everything is going right right now. Right team, right coaches, right place to train. It’s up to ProElite who I fight next.”

You can see the full interview with Matthew C. Scaro from Cagefanatic.com below.

Tim Sylvia

Adrenaline MMA 4 took place at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa on Friday September 18. In the main event, former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia took on Jason Riley (6-2) and in the co-main event Houston Alexander (9-4) fought Sherman Pendergarst (11-14).

Houston Alexander completely annihilated Sherman Pendergarst in a one sided affair. In the early going Alexander landed leg kick after leg kick until, he buckled Pendergarst.  Alexander continued the assault with several knees and quickly finished Pendergarst with strikes on the ground at 1:51 of the first round.

Tim Sylvia looked to get back to his winning ways against the young up and comer Jason Riley.  Sylvia out-striked Riley from the start landing solid jabs and knees.  Riley showed his resilience in the beginning, but was floored with a huge left hook that sent him crashing to the canvas.  Sylvia followed Riley to the ground, and unloaded several punches, ending the fight at 2:52 of the first round via technical knock out.

Adrenaline MMA 4 Quick Results

Main Card On HDNet:
Tim Sylvia defeats Jason Riley via TKO (Strikes) 2:52 in Round 1
Houston Alexander defeats Sherman Pendergarst via TKO (Strikes) 1:51 in Round 1
Jeremy Lang defeats Matt Delanoit via Split Decision  (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
Alonzo Martinez defeats Ryan Williams via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Joe Vedepo defeats Webster Farris via Knock Out 0:14 in Round 1
Forrest Petz defeats Chad Reiner via TKO (Strikes) 2:28 in Round 1
Jimmy Seipel defeats Bob Tuttle via submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2:59 in Round 1

Preliminary Card:
Jordan Johnson defeats Ryan Shell via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Dakota Cochran defeats Bill Holcumb via TKO (Strikes) 1:25 in Round 1
Tod Meneely defeats Cory McDonald via Submission (Anaconda Choke) 1:38 in Round 2
John Hanson defeats Dean Bradley via TKO (Strikes) 1:19 in Round 3
Danny Black defeats Mike Bentley via Submission (Triangle Choke) 1:49 in Round 2
Marcos Marquez defeats Dustin Smith via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2:22 in Round 2

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Adrenaline MMA will be hosting their fourth show on September 18th at the Mid American Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa.  Officials within the organization revealed the full thirteen-fight event card including a main event fights between former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia (24-6) and Jason Riley as well as Houston Alexander (8-4) and Sherman Pendergarst (11-14).

Sylvia is currently on a three-fight losing streak with losses to Fedor Emelianenko, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and most recently a nine second knock out loss to Ray Mercer.  Sylvia is confident that a successful run of victories will bring him back under the UFC banner.

Also on a three-fight losing streak is Houston Alexander who got permission to fight at the event.  Should he lose his fight against Pendergarst, Alexander will more than likely be cut from the UFC.  Alexander quickly became a fan favorite after his quick knock out victories over Alessio Sakara and Keither Jardine.

The full card includes:
MAIN CARD
•    Jason Riley vs. Tim Sylvia
•    Houston Alexander vs. Sherman Pendergarst
•    Forrest Petz vs. Chad Reiner
•    Alonzo Martinez vs. Ryan Williams
•    Jeremy Lang vs. Matt Delanoit
•    Webster Farris vs. Joe Vedepo
•    Jimmy Seipel vs. Bob Tuttle
PRELIMINARY CARD
•    Corey McDonald vs. Todd Meneely
•    Marcos Marquez vs. Dustin Smith
•    Matt Bentley vs. Danny Black
•    John Hansen vs. Gregg Van der Creek
•    Dakota Cochrane vs. Bill Holcombe
•    Robert Rojas vs. Ryan Shell

Houston Alexander

Two new fights have been added to the September 18 Adrenaline MMA 4 card.  UFC veterans Houston Alexander (8-4) will meet Sherman Pendergarst (11-14) and Chad Reiner (20-8) will take on Forrest Petz (15-7).  Adrenaline MMA 4 is headlined by a heavyweight bout between Tim Sylvia (24-6) and Jason Riley (6-1).

Houston Alexander was granted permission to take a fight outside of the UFC.  Alexander has lost his last three fights and looks to rebound before his next (unscheduled) UFC fight.  Houston’s last win was at “UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion” in September of 2007.

Sherman Pendergarst fought at “UFC 65: Bad Intentions” where he lost to Antoni Hardonk.  Pendergarst has lost seven of his last eight fights.

Chad Reiner had two fights in the UFC in 2007 losing back-to-back fights against Josh Burkman and Anthony Johnson.  Since then he has gone 7-5 and has lost his last two fights.

Forrest Petz was able to go 2-3 in the UFC spanning from August of 2006 through October of 2007.  While he holds wins over Luigi Fioravanti and Sam Morgan, his losses came at the hands of Kuniyoshii Hironaka, Marcus Davis and Josh Burkman.  Petz last fought in June where he snapped a two-fight losing streak.

Adrenaline MMA 4 takes place Friday September 18 at the Mid-America Center in Coucil Bluffs, Iowa.