Over the weekend, it started to come out that Edson Barboza and Jeremy Stephens would headline the UFC‘s fight card on October 3rd. We have know learned that heavyweight contest will also be on the main card.
According to multiple reports, Andrei Arlovski (29-19, 2 NC) will be taking on Tanner Boser (19-6-1) on the main card. Both heavyweights are coming off wins in their last fights.
Interesting UFC heavyweight matchup
The former UFC heavyweight champion, Arlovski, is at an interesting spot. He’s 41 years old, but he’s content will still taking on up and coming talent in the heavyweight division.
Arlovski returned back in May against Philipe Lins and won by unanimous decision. Prior to that, he was knocked out by Jairzinho Rozenstruik in 29 seconds.
Back in 2014, Arlovski returned to the UFC after an extended layoff from the promotion. He won four straight fights which led many to believe that Arlovski could once again become heavyweight champion.
That is, until Stipe Miocic put his lights out in 54 seconds. Arlovski would go on to lose an additional four fights in a row getting finished in all but one of them. Since then, he’s won fights, lost fights, but never been consistent.
Standing across from the former UFC champion will be Tanner Boser. Boser has looked incredibly impressive in his last two fights with finishes over Raphael Pessoa and Philipe Lins.
Since joining the promotion back in late 2019, Boser is 3-1. His only defeat came at the hands of top heavyweight prospect Ciryl Gane. This is a big fight for Boser because it’s the biggest name he’s fought so far.
Sure, Arlovski’s name doesn’t carry the same weight it once did, but he’s still a former champion. If Boser can come out and stop Arlovski the way he’s stopped his last two fights, it will be a big feather in his cap moving forward.