JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Andrei Arlovski beat Philipe Lins with a unanimous decision Wednesday on the main card at UFC on ESPN+ 29 in Jacksonville, Fla.
Take a look inside the fight with Arlovski, who has alternated wins and losses his past four fights.
Result: Andrei Arlovski def. Philipe Lins via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Updated records: Arlovski (29-9 MMA, 18-13 UFC), Lins (14-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Key stat: Arlovski won a decision for the fifth straight time and doesn’t have a finish since September 2015.
Arlovski on the fight’s key moment
“I’ve met some good people, and they’ve changed my life. I feel like I’m on a new clean page. I’m on a new chapter in my life. I’m ready to go. Today, first of all, I took my opponent seriously – not like in November – and I just stuck with the game plan, which was a problem for me all the time. That works.”
Arlovski on adjusting how he fights
“I have a few more years. When fighters start growing, he’s going down. I don’t want to go down. I want to go up.”
Arlovski on what he wants next
“If I’m doing what I have to do, and I’m fighting in the UFC, of course I want to get a shot at the title. Some people say I’m crazy or I’m too old. (Expletive) that. I’m not going to explain to anyone. I’ll take my chances.”
To hear more from Arlovski, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
