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My Take
Andrei Arlovski might be the most durable heavyweight of his generation, and that durability is what I admire most. Plenty of fighters win a belt; very few stay relevant across decades and then reinvent themselves in bare-knuckle boxing, where he now holds BKFC heavyweight gold. At 193 centimeters, the Belarusian has outlasted entire eras of combat sports. There is something almost philosophical about a man born in 1979 still answering the bell. He could have retired to acting cameos years ago, and he does dabble in film, but he keeps choosing the hardest version of his job. That kind of stubborn professionalism earns my permanent respect.
Overview
Andrei Arlovski (Belarusian: Андрэй Валер’евіч Арлоўскі, romanized: Andrei Arlouski, born 4 February 1979) is a Belarusian-American professional mixed martial artist, bare knuckle boxer, and actor. He competes for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), where he is the current BKFC Heavyweight Champion.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Andrei Arlovski
- Name (Japanese)
- アンドレイ・アルロフスキー
- Reading
- あんどれい・あるろふすきー
- Born
- February 4, 1979 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Goat
- Origin
- Babruysk, Mahilyow Region, Belarus
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 193 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- boxer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Boxer — see all → · More people from Belarus →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.