Former UFC heavyweight champ and ex-Strikeforce fighter Andrei Arlovski is among the first fighters to sign with the newly relaunched ProElite promotion, and will be one of the headliners of its upcoming August 27 card.
Though once a UFC champion, Arlovski has struggled lately, losing four consecutive fights, including three by knockout. Arlovski was part of Strikeforce’s Heavyweight World Grand Prix, but was knocked out by Russian Sergei Kharitonov in the first round of their February fight. Prior to that, he’d lost consecutive fights to Antonio Silva, Brett Rogers and Fedor Emelianenko.
Thompson didn’t name any other fighters signed to the promotion, but among those rumored are former UFC fighter Kendall Grove.