Jun 06 2009 4 Fight Posts Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields – 10. Brett Rogers vs. Andrei Arlovski by Eric Kamander · June 6, 2009 Heavyweight bout: Brett Rogers defeated Andrei Arlovski via KO (punch) at 0:22 of round 1. What Do You Think of This Fight/Event?
Devastating to see Arlovski go down like that to a still untested Rogers. How will/should this effect the heavyweight rankings? Who should these guys fight next? How about Rogers vs. Sylvia? Arlovski vs. Mike Whitehead? What a shame.
R:2+ A:2 S:3 T:3
I really don't think Arlovski's chin is necessarily as bad as everyone is making it out to be. Maybe Rogers just hits that hard (and Fedor and Sylvia).
I think Arlovski's real problem was how he dealt with getting rushed. He didn't move sideways, or push kick or change levels.
what's the test for a chin, though? getting popped. his last two fights he's caught solid punches to the chin and failed the test. maybe he's got a good chin for blows that aren't solid, but outside of ken shamrock, who doesn't?
he got popped repeatedly by werdum, IIRC, but does werdum have any power standing up?
here's arlovski basically saying what you said:
The loss bothers me, it hurts me. I have to do something about this. (Brett Rogers) had a good record, but I thought he was not the top like Fedor or Barnett. It was my mistake and when you make a mistake you have to pay for it. I took Rogers seriously, but I didn’t think the fight would have been this situation. I focused too much on boxing and not enough on the wrestling and jiu-jitsu. It wasn’t right. It’s another thing I have to think about. MMA is not boxing. I have to change something. I don’t understand this question about my chin. When you open your face for four or five punches it doesn’t matter your chin, you will get KOed. Rogers was great, he did what he did. I took the fight and I got my ass kicked, it’s that simple. It’s embarrassing, but what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. I have to move on. I’m definitely going to come back.