Yeah i'd say Arlovski has had a dissapointing year, at one point I thought he could be shaping up to become a really world class fighter in the HW division, up there with the likes of Cro Cop and Fedor but then as soon as he was tested, he failed much like earlier in his career, still a great fighter to watch but I dont think he's evolved anywhere near the same way that the others mentioned have.
The other big dissapointment for me was the Real Deal, why they chose those fights is beyond me, very few were actually competitive and most of the resulsts were as good as decided before the fight began. I can understand them trying to use American fighters but at the cost of a competitive fight it was just wrong. With Fedor off of the next card I cant see it getting much better as the only highlight of that card will be Shogun and Gomi which doesnt make for a stacked card.
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