Arlovski vs Sylvia 4

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Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski is slated to make his One FC debut at the promotion’s “Pride of a Nation” event on Aug. 31 in the Philippines.

It will come against a different opponent than originally expected, however. Arlovski was expected to square off with Sao Palelei at One FC 5, but a recent shifting of gears now has him facing fellow former UFC champion Tim Sylvia, according to MMAWeekly.com sources.

Arlovski (17-9) has had a rough go of it since exiting the UFC in 2008. He started off by winning back-to-back bouts, but then embarked on a four-fight skid that left him searching. He has since rebounded with two recent victories before signing with One FC.

Arlovski was originally set to face Palelei, but the Australian tweeted that he would no longer be facing Arlovski because One FC wanted him to sign a five-fight contract and he refused.

In enters Tim Sylvia.

Sylvia (31-7) was recently in talks to face Daniel Cormier, but that fell apart when Strikeforce decided to put Cormier against another former UFC heavyweight champion in Frank Mir.

Now, Sylvia will head overseas for a fourth fight with Arlovski. Sylvia lost their first bout, but won back-to-back fights against the Belarusian at UFC 59 and UFC 61.

A part of me is actually interested in this, but then I remember that Slvia vs Arlovski 3 was one of only about 3 fights that I actually stopped watching it because it was so boring.

I would probably watch it if it was free.

http://www.mmaweekly.com/andrei-arlovski-and-tim-sylvia-meet-for-the-fourth-time-at-one-fc-5

I hope these guys go out there and put on a show, knowing what each other have to offer, it could be a good one.

Dana very clearly said "wtf has Sylvia done lately ... if he wins a significant fight we'll have another look.... but right now no".

This could be a real motivating fight if both boys wanna shot at the Big Show one more time.

So assuming Dana has at least a mild interest in this fight, does either guy have a shot at a UFC return?
If this fight ends in emphatic, exciting fashion, does the victor have a shot at returning to the UFC?

I would hope so, theres no reason for 2 Top 25 HW's not to be under either Zuffa or Bellator.