{"id":364331,"date":"2025-12-23T19:04:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T19:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/364331\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T19:04:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T19:04:10","slug":"manager-andrei-arlovski-absolutely-accepts-jack-dohertys-fight-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/364331\/","title":{"rendered":"Manager: Andrei Arlovski \u2018absolutely accepts\u2019 Jack Doherty\u2019s fight offer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Andrei Arlovski\u2019s story with Jack Doherty may not be over anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">During Friday\u2019s Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua card, the former UFC heavyweight champion was shown in the arena defending himself against Doherty, and other influencers, knocking one down and kicking at him before security broke up the rumble.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Both Arlovski and Doherty have released statements about the incident, but now Doherty is taking it a step further and issued a challenge to Arlovski for a fight \u2014 not with Doherty, of course. But his body guard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cGuy\u2019s my security guard is down to box that Andrei guy in a fight,\u201d Doherty said. \u201cAndrei, if you want to box my security guard, or fight him, let\u2019s set it up. Let\u2019s do it the right way. Both of you guys will get the biggest pay day of your lives \u2014 and me, too, baby. You\u2019re not leaving me out of this shit because I brought you back, baby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cWe\u2019re going to do a fight: My security guard vs. you. I\u2019m going to get all of the money, you two are going to fight. Let\u2019s go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">MMA Fighting reached out to Arlovski\u2019s manager, Abe Kawa of First Round Management to get his response.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cWe absolutely accept,\u201d Kawa told MMA Fighting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Kawa also stated they are trying to locate Doherty\u2019s contact information that Arlovski is 100 percent in, and to get the fight on the books.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Arlovski is currently slated to face Ben Rothwell for the BKFC heavyweight title at Knuckle Mania 6 in February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Andrei Arlovski\u2019s story with Jack Doherty may not be over anytime soon. 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