Andrei Arlovski has lived through a twelve‑month stretch that few athletes — or human beings — could endure. Within a single year, Arlovski went from privately fighting a Stage 4 medical battle to stepping into a bare‑knuckle heavyweight showdown against Ben Rothwell under the BKFC banner.
This latest UFC pound-for-pound update isn’t just a reshuffling of names. It’s a snapshot of where the sport actually is right now. Who’s active, who’s looming, who’s injured, and who’s quietly becoming unavoidable. Some placements feel inevitable. Others feel like warnings.
