Andrei Arlovski on the Strikeforce heavyweight tournament: “I think it’s a great opportunity for me”

Former UFC heavyweight champion, Andrei Arlovski has been speaking about his involvement in the Strikeforce heavyweight tournament which kicks off on February 12^th in East Rutherford, New Jersey, explaining it’s a great opportunity for him to get his career back on track with a bang.
Speaking via MMAJunkie.com, Arlovski said:

“I think it’s a great opportunity for me. I just (need to) train hard and be focused, and don’t do mistakes that I did before. I have to correct my workouts. I don’t think the fights are going to be five rounds. But if it’s going to happen, yeah, I have to fight five rounds, and I will be ready for five rounds. So we’ll see.

“I’m one point down to Russia, and Emelianenko beat me, so I have to get a victory. It’s going to be Belarus one, Russia one.”

“The Pitbull” is on a three-fight losing streak despite being one of the most popular fighters on the circuit in the heavyweight division. Losses to Fedor Emelianenko, Brett Rogers and Fabricio Werdum seem to have tamed the once feared striker. The Belarusian takes on Sergei Kharitonov in the quarter-finals of the tournament.