Arlovski’s stance is simple:If he beats Rothwell again, in a sport built on raw toughness and zero protection, then the narrative changes. The “Big Ben” mystique fades. The marketing collapses. And the real king of this rivalry stands revealed.
Andrei Arlovski has lived through a twelve‑month stretch that few athletes — or human beings — could endure. Within a single year, Arlovski went from privately fighting a Stage 4 medical battle to stepping into a bare‑knuckle heavyweight showdown against Ben Rothwell under the BKFC banner.