Many fans of mixed martial arts still have one question about the Belarusian warrior, who spoke in many MMA organizations. How is his last name spelled - Arlovsky or Oryol? According to Andrei himself, it’s all because of the transcription in the passport, which says “a”. American agents liked the sound that was taken as the basis, so the fighter himself had to replace all the documents. “Pit bull” is already considered a veteran of his business, although he does not think about ending his career, building further plans for major victories. So, it is worth recalling the peak times in the “best league in the world”, as well as the battles of Andrei Orlovsky in the UFC after returning.
How it all began
After the parents divorced, the mother raised the boy, who supported her son in her endeavors. The young man always had a desire for sports, he was engaged in athletics and karate in his free time. After graduating from school, Andrei enters the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, where he practices sambo and judo. In 1999, he won gold at the World Sambo Championship among juniors.
Inspired by the victory, Orlovsky does not connect his further fate with the specialty he received, but is preparing for further battles. So, in the first fight his professional record becomes negative, he lost to Vyacheslav “Tarzan” Datsik. Despite dominance throughout the battle, Datsik sends Belarusians to a deep knockout. “Pit Bull” in the following appearances worthily concludes the meeting, crushing 2 rivals in its path.
UFC Invitation and Title
The UFC promotion needed athletes with qualities like Andrei. Orlovsky is a young, aggressive heavyweight with incredible speed and incredible speed. He receives his first challenge at the tournament at number 28, in which he will make a brilliant debut. He defeated his opponent from America. The next 2 matches are not going according to Orlovsky’s plan; he was annoyingly lost by knockouts from Rodriguez and Rizzu, who already had colossal experience of playing under these rules. Brightly closes unsuccessful exits into the cage with an uppercut that knocked out V. Matyushenko. The winning confrontation at UFC 47 brings the athlete to the title fight.
The date of the fight is set, the Belarusian is preparing for the fight of his life, but his opponent is in an accident. Having broken his leg, Frank Mir broke down for a long time, leaving many questions about the further drawing of the belt.
But resourceful organizers introduce a temporary champion title into the heavy weight category, according to the results of the battle, either our hero or Tim Sylvia, the previous holder of the honorary title of champion, should take it. The ambitious Andrey did not take much time, showing his opponent his superiority in the stance and in the stalls, he is on top of the podium. Another victory in the octagon, and “Pit Bull” becomes the undisputed champion.
Champion Belt Loss
Apparently, it was not fate for our hero to show off with a champion belt for a long time. Sylvia cleaned the ranks of the applicants, becoming the next opponent of Orlovsky. Andrei Valerievich again began to dominate, but the American seized the initiative, inflicting a series of punches, so the referee stopped the match. This trilogy was supposed to end spectacularly at the 61st ordinal tournament, and it turned out to be a five-round fermentation with not often delivered blows, where Tim remained the champion by decision of the judges.
The soldier needed to urgently rehabilitate himself after the sensational defeats. He was picked up by a Brazilian wrestler who unexpectedly won up over the World. Marciu Cruz acted excellently on the ground, but Orlovsky perfectly combines his fighting qualities and puts a technical knockout victory in the asset. Forbidden actions were committed by Andrei, but after the warning he acted according to the rules.
Another confrontation against the eminent Brazilian Fabriceu Werdum, although it ended with the victory of a fighter from Belarus, was repeatedly booed by the public for the passivity of rivals. In his unsurpassed style, he ends the final fight ahead of schedule, having crushed Jake O , Brian. Since there was no general agreement, the contract was not renewed.
Return to organization
The biography of Andrei Orlovsky is again intertwined in a promotion so close to the soul. More than 6 years have passed, and in the first fights, a seasoned athlete does not change the style of warfare, having won 4 of the nine fights. But recently, Andrey has changed the tactics of battles, in which he pays more attention to defense. The series is far from ideal, where the “Pit Bull” is used as a counterpart to young athletes. Nevertheless, he defeated Frank Mir, and also defeated Antoniu Silva and Stefan Struve.