Former UFC champs Sylvia, Arlovski meet

Former UFC heavyweight champions Tim Sylvia and Andrei Arlovski are set to meet for a fourth time at One FC: Pride of a Nation on Aug. 31.

Sylvia (31-7) has won seven of his last eight bouts and was recently rumoured to be taking on Daniel Cormier in Strikeforce.

Arlovski (17-9) has won two fights in a row by knockout; prior to that he lost four straight bouts, three of which were by KO.

The two fought each other three times in the UFC from February 2005 to July 2006. At UFC 51, Arlovski submitted Sylvia in 47 seconds to win the UFC interim heavyweight title; Sylvia then TKO’d the Belarusian at UFC 59 to win the belt and defended it by beating Arlovski by decision at UFC 61 three months later.

One FC: Pride of a Nation takes place at Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines.

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