Down Beat is an American magazine devoted to "jazz, blues and beyond" to indicate its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively in previous years. The publication was established in 1934 in Chicago, Illinois. It is named after the "downbeat" in music also called "beat one" or the first beat of a musical measure.

Down Beat publishes results of annual surveys of both its readers and critics in a variety of categories. The Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame includes winners from both the readers' and critics' poll. The results of the readers' poll are published in the December issue, those of the critics' poll in the August issue.

Well-known features of Down Beat magazine include its "Reviews" section where jazz critics, using a '1-Star to 5-Star' maximum rating system, rate the latest musical recordings, vintage recordings, and books; articles on individual musicians and music forms; and its famous "Blindfold Test" column, in a which a musician listens to records by other artists, tries to guess who they are, and rates them using the 5-star maximum rating system.

In April 1979, Down Beat went to a monthly schedule for the first time since 1939.

See also

Down Beat Awards for Jazz

External links

Down Beat website

Down Beat: A History As Rich As Jazz"">"About Down Beat: A History As Rich As Jazz"

Category:American music magazines Category:Jazz publications Category:Publications established in 1934

Name	Chick Corea
Background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth name	Armando Anthony Corea
Born	June 12, 1941
Origin	Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S.
Instrument	Piano, keyboards, Synthesizers, organ, Vibraphone, drums
Genre	JazzJazz fusionPost bopLatin jazzClassical Music
Occupation	PianistKeyboardistComposerBandleader
Years active	1966–present
Label	ECM, Polydor, Stretch, Warner Bros.
Associated acts	Return to Forever, Five Peace Band, Chaka Khan
Url	http://www.chickcorea.com

Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (born June 12, 1941) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist and composer.

Many of his compositions are considered jazz standards. As a member of Miles Davis' band in the 1960s, he participated in the birth of the electric jazz fusion movement. In the 1970s he formed Return to Forever.

Life and career

Youth

Corea was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts. He is of Sicilian and Spanish descent. Armando's father, a jazz trumpet player who had led a Dixieland band in the Boston area in the 1930s and 1940s, introduced him to the piano at the age of four. Growing up surrounded by jazz music, he was influenced at an early age by bebop stars such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Horace Silver, and Lester Young. At eight Corea also took up drums, which would later influence his use of the piano as a percussion instrument.

Corea developed his piano skills by exploring music on his own. A notable influence was concert pianist Salvatore Sullo from whom Corea started taking lessons at age eight, who introduced him to classical music, helping spark his interest in musical composition. He also spent several years as a performer and soloist for The Knights of St. Rose, a Drum & Bugle Corp based in Chelsea.

Given a black tuxedo by his father, he started doing gigs when in high school. He enjoyed listening to Herb Pomeroy's band at the time, and had a trio which would play Horace Silver's music at a local jazz club.

He eventually decided to move to New York where he studied musical education for one month at Columbia University and six months at The Juilliard School. He quit after finding both disappointing, but liked the atmosphere of New York where the musical scene became the starting point for his professional career.

Early career

Chicks' first major proessional gig was with Cab Calloway. Corea started his professional career in the 1960s playing with trumpeter Blue Mitchell and Latin greats such as Herbie Mann, Willie Bobo and Mongo Santamaría. One of the earliest recordings of his playing is with Blue Mitchell's quintet on The Thing To Do. This album features his composition "Chick's Tune", a clever retooling of "You Stepped Out of a Dream" that demonstrates the angular melodies and Latin-and-swing rhythms that characterize, in part, Corea's personal style. (Incidentally, the same tune features a drum solo by a very young Al Foster.)

His first album as a leader was Tones for Joan's Bones in 1966, two years before the release of his album Now He Sings, Now He Sobs, with Roy Haynes on drums and Miroslav Vitouš on bass.

Jazz fusion

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In the early 1970s Corea took a profound stylistic turn from avant garde playing to a crossover jazz fusion style that incorporated Latin jazz elements. He founded Return to Forever in 1971. This band had a fusion sound and even though it relied on electronic instrumentation it drew more on Brazilian and Spanish-American musical styles than on rock music. On its first two records, Return to Forever featured Flora Purim's vocals, the Fender Rhodes electric piano, and Joe Farrell's flute and soprano saxophone. Airto Moreira played drums. Corea's compositions for this group often had a Brazilian tinge. In 1972 Corea played many of the early Return to Forever songs in a group he put together for Stan Getz. This group, with Stanley Clarke on bass and Tony Williams on drums, recorded the Columbia label album Captain Marvel under Getz's name.

In the following year the band moved more in the direction of rock music influenced by the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Only Clarke remained from the group's first lineup; Bill Connors played electric guitar and Lenny White played drums. No one replaced vocalist Purim. (Briefly, in 1977, Corea's wife, Gayle Moran, served as vocalist in the band.) In 1974 Al Di Meola joined the band, replacing Connors. In this second version of Return to Forever, Corea extended the use of synthesizers, particularly Moogs. The group released its final studio record in 1977. Thereafter, Corea focused on solo projects. Fleck and Corea toured extensively behind the album in 2007. Fleck was nominated in the Best Instrumental Composition category at the 49th Grammy Awards for the track "Spectacle."

In 2008 Corea collaborated with Japanese pianist Hiromi Uehara on the live album Duet (Chick Corea and Hiromi). The duo played a concert at Tokyo's Budokan arena on April 30.

Later work

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Corea's other bands include the Elektric Band, the Akoustic Band, and Origin.

The Akoustic Band released a self-titled album in 1989, and featured John Patitucci on bass and Dave Weckl on drums. It marked a turn back toward traditional jazz in Corea's career, and the bulk of his subsequent recordings have been acoustic ones. The Akoustic Band also provided the music for the 1986 Pixar short Luxo Jr. with their song The Game Maker.

In 1992 Corea started his own record label, Stretch Records. Most of the group's studio recordings were re-released on the compilation Return to Forever: The Anthology to coincide with the tour. A concert DVD recorded during their performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival was released in May 2009. He is recently working on a collaboration CD with the Grammy Award winning jazz vocal group The Manhattan Transfer, due to be released in August 2009.

A new group, the 5 Peace Band, which features Corea and guitarist John McLaughlin began a world tour in October 2008. Corea previously worked with McLaughlin in Miles Davis' late-1960s bands, including the group that recorded Davis' album Bitches Brew. Joining Corea and McLaughlin in the 5 Peace Band are saxophonist Kenny Garrett, and bassist Christian McBride. Drummer Vinnie Colaiuta played with the band in Europe and on select North American dates; Brian Blade played all dates in Asia and Australia, and most dates in North America.

Scientology

Under the "special thanks" notes, found in all of his later albums, Corea mentions that L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology, has been a continual source of inspiration. In 1968 Corea discovered Dianetics, Hubbard's principal work, and in the early 1970s developed an interest in Hubbard's science fiction novels. The two exchanged letters until Hubbard's death in 1986, and Corea even had three guest appearances on Hubbard's 1982 album Space Jazz: The Soundtrack of the Book Battlefield Earth, noting, "[Hubbard] was a great composer and keyboard player as well. He did many, many things. He was a true Renaissance Man."

In 1998 Chick Corea and fellow entertainers Anne Archer, Isaac Hayes, and Haywood Nelson attended the 30th anniversary of Freedom Magazine, the Church of Scientology's investigative news journal, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to honor 11 human rights activists.

Other Beliefs

In a recent interview with jazz journalist C.B.Liddell, Corea also emphasized the importance of The Golden Rule, which he defined as, "you treat others well and you will be treated well back."

"I find that if I treat others well, the kindness is returned to me." he added.

Discography

Awards

Over the years, he has been nominated for 51 Grammy Awards out of which he has won 15:

His 1968 album Now He Sings, Now He Sobs was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.

In 2010, he was named doctor honoris causa at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

See also

Jazz fusion

Miles Davis

Bitches Brew

Analog synthesizer

Chelsea, Massachusetts

References

External links

Official site

Official discography

Jazzreview.com biography

An Interview with Chick Corea by Bob Rosenbaum, July 1974 (PDF file) 'You put these notes together and you come out with that sound, and isn’t it beautiful. So what? What does it do to another person? What does it do to your neighborhood?'

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Name	Charlie Daniels |
Background	solo_singer |
Birth name	Charles Edward Daniels |
Alias	Charlie Daniels |
Born	October 28, 1936 |
Origin	Leland, North Carolina, U.S.
Instrument	Vocals, guitar, fiddle |
Genre	CountrySouthern rockOutlaw countryCountry rock |
Occupation	Musician, Singer-songwriter |
Years active	1950s–present |
Label	Buddah RecordsEpic RecordsLiberty Records
Associated acts	Marshall Tucker BandThe Charlie Daniels Band
Url	www.charliedaniels.com |

Charles Edward "Charlie" Daniels (born on October 28, 1936, in Leland, North Carolina) is an American musician known for his contributions to country and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his number one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written. Daniels has been active as a singer since the early 1950s. He was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on January 24, 2008.

Career

Daniels is a singer, guitarist, and fiddler, who began writing and performing in the 1950s. In 1964, Daniels co-wrote "It Hurts Me" (a song which Elvis Presley recorded) with Joy Byers. He worked as a Nashville session musician, often for producer Bob Johnston, including playing electric bass on three Bob Dylan albums during 1969 and 1970, and on recordings by Leonard Cohen. Daniels recorded his first solo album, Charlie Daniels, in 1971 (see 1971 in country music). He produced the 1969 album by The Youngbloods, Elephant Mountain and played the violin on "Darkness, Darkness".

His first hit, the novelty song "Uneasy Rider", was from his 1973 second album, Honey in the Rock, and reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100.

During this period, Daniels played fiddle on many of The Marshall Tucker Band's early albums: "A New Life", "Where We All Belong", "Searchin' For a Rainbow", "Long Hard Ride" and "Carolina Dreams". Daniels can be heard on the live portion of the "Where We All Belong" album, recorded in Milwaukee, WI on July 11, 1974.

In 1974, Daniels organized the first in a series of Volunteer Jam concerts based in or around Nashville, Tennessee, often playing with members of Barefoot Jerry. Except for a three-year gap in the late 1980s, these jams have continued ever since. In 1975, he had a top 30 hit as leader of the Charlie Daniels Band with the Southern rock self-identification anthem "The South's Gonna Do It Again". "Long Haired Country Boy" was a minor hit in that year. Daniels played fiddle on Hank Williams, Jr.'s 1975 album Hank Williams, Jr. and Friends.

Daniels won the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance in 1979 for "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", which reached #3 on the charts. The following year, "Devil" became a major crossover success on rock radio stations, after its inclusion on the soundtrack for the hit movie Urban Cowboy. He appeared in the movie. The song is by far Daniels' greatest success, still receiving regular airplay on U.S. classic rock and country stations, and is well-known even among audiences who eschew country music in general. A hard rock/heavy metal cover version of the song was included in the video game as the final guitar battle against the last boss (Lou, the devil). Daniels has openly stated his opposition to the metal cover and the devil winning occasionally in the game.

Subsequent Daniels pop hits included "In America" (#11 in 1980), "The Legend of Wooley Swamp" (#31 in 1980), and "Still in Saigon" (#22 in 1982). In 1980, Daniels participated in the country music concept album, The Legend of Jesse James.

In the late 1980s and 1990s, several of Daniels' albums and singles were hits on the Country charts and the music continues to receive airplay on country stations today. Daniels released several Gospel and Christian records. In 1999, he made a guest vocal appearance on his song "All Night Long" with Montgomery Gentry (Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry) for their debut album, "Tattoos and Scars," which was a commercial success.

In 2000, he composed and performed the score for the feature film Across the Line starring Brad Johnson. In 2005, he made a cameo appearance along with Larry the Cable Guy, Kid Rock, and Hank Williams, Jr. in Gretchen Wilson's music video for the song "All Jacked Up". In 2006, he appeared with Little Richard, Bootsy Collins, and other musicians as the backup band for Williams' opening sequence to Monday Night Football.

On October 18, 2005, Charlie Daniels was honored as a BMI Icon at the 53rd annual BMI Country Awards. Throughout his career, Daniels' songwriting has garnered 6 BMI Country Awards; the first award was won in 1976 for "The South's Gonna Do It Again".

In November 2007, Daniels was invited by Martina McBride to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. He was inducted by Marty Stuart and Connie Smith during the January 19, 2008, edition of the Opry at the Ryman Auditorium.

Daniels now resides in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, where the city has named a park after him. Daniels continues to tour regularly. Daniels appeared in commercials for UPS in 2001 with other celebrities convincing NASCAR driver Dale Jarrett to race the UPS Truck.

Daniels is currently featured playing fiddle in a television commercial for GEICO auto insurance.

Political statements

"The South's Gonna Do It" had a mild message of Southern cultural identity within the Southern rock movement. Daniels was an early supporter of Jimmy Carter's presidential bid and performed at his January 1977 inauguration.

"In America" was a reaction to the 1979-1981 Iran Hostage Crisis; it described a patriotic, united America where "we'll all stick together and you can take that to the bank / That's the cowboys and the hippies and the rebels and the yanks." The song experienced a revival following the September 11 attacks, when it was floated around the internet as "F*** Bin Laden." In contrast, "Still in Saigon" (written by Dan Daley) was an effective portrayal of the plight of the American Vietnam veteran ten years after the war; it was part of an early 1980s wave of attention to the subject, presaging treatments such as Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." and "Shut Out the Light", Billy Joel's "Goodnight Saigon", Huey Lewis and the News' "Walking on a Thin Line", Paul Hardcastle's "19" and somewhat later Steve Earle's "Copperhead Road".

In 1989, Daniels' country hit "Simple Man" was interpreted by some as advocating vigilantism. Lyrics such as "Just take them rascals [rapists, killers, child abusers] out in the swamp / Put 'em on their knees and tie 'em to a stump / Let the rattlers and the bugs and the alligators do the rest," got Daniels considerable media attention and talk show visits.

In 2003, Daniels published an Open Letter to the Hollywood Bunch in defense of President George W. Bush's Iraq policy. His 2003 book Ain't No Rag: Freedom, Family, and the Flag contains this letter as well as many other personal statements. During the 2004 presidential campaign, Daniels said that having never served in the military himself, he did not have the right to criticize John Kerry's service record. His band's official website contains a "soapbox" page, where Daniels has made statements such as the following: "In the future Darwinism will be looked upon as we now look upon the flat earth theory," and "I am more afraid of you and your ilk than I am of the terrorists," regarding U.S. Senator Harry Reid. On March 27, 2009, Daniels criticized the Obama Administration for "changing the name of the War on Terror to the "Overseas Contingency Operation" and referring to terrorism as "man-caused disasters"".

Personal life

Charlie Daniels enjoys hunting, fishing, and other outdoor activities. He is a member and supporter of the National Rifle Association (NRA). Daniels married his wife, Hazel, in 1963. Together, they have one son. On 15 January 2010, Daniels was rushed to the hospital after suffering a stroke while snowmobiling in Colorado. He recovered and was released 2 days later. He has 3 grandchildren.

Discography

References

External links

Official Website

Charlie Daniels interview www.AwaitngTheFlood.com

Charlie Daniels interview www.CountryMusicPride.com

Charlie Daniels at bmi.com

Category:American country singers Category:American male singers Category:American session musicians Category:American country fiddlers Category:Grammy Award winners Category:Grand Ole Opry members Category:Musicians from North Carolina Category:People from Wilmington, North Carolina Category:Southern rock fiddlers Category:1936 births Category:Living people Category:Epic Records artists Category:American Christians

Name	Andrei Arlovski
Native name	Андрэй Арлоўскі
Other names	The Pit Bull
Birth date	February 04, 1979
Birth place	Babruysk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Belarusian
Height
Weight
Weight class	Heavyweight
Reach
Style	Sambo, Boxing, Kickboxing, Brazilian Ju jitsu
Fighting out of	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Team	Jackson's Submission Fighting American Kickboxing Academy Team Pitbull
Rank	International Master of Sports in Sambo
Years active	1999–present
Mma win	15
Mma kowin	11
Mma subwin	3
Mma decwin	1
Mma loss	8
Mma koloss	6
Mma decloss	2
Url	http://www.arlovski.com/
Sherdog	270
Updated	September 19, 2009

Andrei Arlovski (, , born February 4, 1979) is a Belarusian kickboxer, mixed martial artist and a former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion. He currently competes for the Strikeforce promotion.

Biography

Arlovski was born in Bobruisk and raised in Minsk, in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic of the former USSR (now Belarus). When he was younger, bullies often picked on him and beat him up. In 1994, when he was 14 years old, he finally had enough and started lifting weights to put on muscle and, he hoped, to help him deal with these bullies. Andrei only took up martial arts at the age of 16 having previously been interested in football. It was an interest in personal fitness and conditioning that led Arlovski to take an interest in combat sports.

Enrolling at the police academy in Minsk, Arlovski combined his interest in a career in law enforcement with his growing martial arts participation by taking up the required police defense course in Sambo and quickly showed himself to be a highly competent Sambo exponent. In 1998 Andrei was defeated by Sean Nagy in a 5 round military MMA fight which is not recorded on his official record. In 1999, Andrei won the European Youth Sambo Championship and the World Youth Championship. Not long after, Andrei became the first Master of Sports and then International Master of Sports. He also took a silver medal at the Sambo World Cup and another silver medal at the World Sambo Championship.

Arlovski began taking a greater interest in other martial arts, studying kickboxing and developing his striking skills to complement his Sambo-based grappling abilities.

As of June 2010, Arlovski is the head MMA instructor at 'FLO MMA' in Palatine, IL.

MMA career

At the age of 20, Arlovski began his professional MMA career at the Mix Fight M-1 in St Petersburg, Russia on April 9, 1999. It was a fairly inauspicious start, losing by KO to Viacheslav Datsik. Not deterred, Arlovski returned in 2000 to M-1 Global at the European Championships, taking the heavyweight crown with a submission victory and a KO victory.

UFC

Arlovski made his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut at "UFC 28: High Stakes", defeating Aaron Brink by submission. He was then thrown in against top opposition, losing to future UFC Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez and heavyweight contender Pedro Rizzo. Despite those early defeats, wins over future British Cage Rage light heavyweight champion Ian Freeman and future IFL light heavyweight champion Vladimir Matyushenko propelled Arlovski back into the UFC elite.

In 2004, a motorcycle accident injury suffered by then UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir led to the creation of an interim heavyweight title. It was decided that the two top heavyweight contenders would meet to declare the interim champion and on February 5, 2005 at "UFC 51: Super Saturday", Arlovski faced former heavyweight champion, Tim Sylvia. In the fight, Arlovski eventually connected with an overhand right and dropped Sylvia. On the ground, Arlovski followed up with an ankle lock that forced Sylvia to tap out at 47 seconds of the first round, making Arlovski the new UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion.

Arlovski went on to defend his interim title on June 4, 2005 at "UFC 53: Heavy Hitters", against Justin Eilers. Andrei won the bout by TKO in the first round. After the fight, it was revealed that Eilers suffered extensive injuries in this match including a badly broken nose, two broken hands and a complete ACL tear.

In October 2005, Arlovski once again defended his title at "UFC 55: Fury" against top contender Paul Buentello. Arlovski knocked out Buentello in 15 seconds of the opening round. On August 12, 2005, the UFC announced that it now recognized Arlovski as the undisputed heavyweight champion, as Frank Mir had not fully rehabilitated from his motorcycle accident.

In a rematch with Tim Sylvia at "UFC 59: Reality Check" on April 15, 2006, Arlovski knocked Sylvia down with a right hand punch early in the first round. Sylvia was able to protect himself and recovered almost immediately. While Arlovski tried to finish Sylvia with a right lead, Sylvia countered with a short right uppercut to the chin, knocking Arlovski to the mat. Sylvia followed up with punches on the ground until referee Herb Dean stopped the match at 2:43 of the first round.

The rubber match between Tim Sylvia and Arlovski took place on July 8, 2006, at UFC 61: Bitter Rivals. In what turned out to be a 5 round battle of attrition, neither fighter was able to KO the other, or even land any truly significant blows. In the end Sylvia won the fight by unanimous decision. It was later discovered that during the fight, Arlovski had been significantly injured by a checked leg kick sometime in the second round which left him unable to throw kicks of his own or make any takedown attempts. When confronted by a reporter about the injury, Arlovski avoided responding directly and would only say "I do not want to talk about my injuries or look for any other excuses" Not too long after it was also revealed Sylvia had sustained an injury as he fainted at his hotel room and upon hospital examination, doctors discovered a concussion undetected after the match.

Arlovski made his next appearance on December 30, 2006, at UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz 2 against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Márcio Cruz. After being taken down, he kicked Cruz in the shoulder (which is legal) but it was mistaken for a head kick (which is illegal) by referee Herb Dean. When the referee intervened, he decided, because of Cruz's insistence, to allow both fighters to stay on the ground as opposed to standing them up, as is the general practice. Thereafter, Arlovski struck Cruz with a strong blow to the chin, then continued beating Cruz with hammerfists until the fight was stopped.

Arlovski fought PRIDE Fighting Championships veteran and two-time world Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion Fabricio Werdum at UFC 70: Nations Collide and won by unanimous decision. Both fighters kept their distance for the majority of the fight, causing the referee to inform them at the beginning of the third round that he would remove a point from the first fighter to retreat in that round. Although Arlovski won the fight by unanimous decision, many boos could be heard from the crowd. After the fight Arlovski apologized to the fans for not fighting for the full fifteen minutes.

After 11 months of inactivity, Arlovski made his return to the octagon for the final time at UFC 82: Pride of a Champion and defeated Jake O'Brien by TKO in round two. With this win, Arlovski gave O'Brien his first ever MMA loss. This was Arlovski's final fight on his UFC contract.

Arlovski left the UFC with a record of 10-4, including going 3-2 in title fights.

Affliction

After leaving the UFC, Arlovski signed with the newly created MMA-promotion Affliction and participated in their inaugural event "" on July 19, 2008. He fought and defeated top ranked heavyweight fighter and former IFL heavyweight stand-out Ben Rothwell by KO in the final round of the fight, ending Rothwell's 13 fight win streak and giving him his first defeat in over 3 years.

Originally scheduled to face former UFC Heavyweight Champion and top-ranked heavyweight Josh Barnett in the main event at Affliction's second pay-per-view,"", on October 11, 2008, the event was rescheduled and Arlovski would instead be matched up against the last reigning IFL Heavyweight Champion Roy Nelson at "" on October 4, 2008, in Sunrise, Florida in a co-promotion with EliteXC. Arlovski won the fight via KO in the second round and in the process became the only man to ever finish Nelson in his MMA career.

In January 2009, Arlovski faced the last reigning PRIDE and current WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko at "". Despite early efforts, Arlovski lost the fight via KO in the opening round.

Strikeforce

On June 6, 2009 Arlovski fought up and coming heavyweight Brett Rogers at . Arlovski lost the fight via TKO in the opening round. As a result, Arlovski has begun training with acclaimed MMA coach Greg Jackson in October 2009. Arlovski was a featured attendee at . Arlovski is currently signed to Strikeforce and fought former EliteXC heavyweight champion Antonio Silva on May 15, 2010 at . Andrei Arlovski lost by unanimous decision.

Andrei Arlovski is set to fight Sergey Kharitonov, February 12, 2011 as part of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament.

K-1

Arlovski was scheduled to make his K-1 debut at K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16 on October 2, 2010 but sustained an injury (broken nose). As a result, Mighty Mo replaced him in the tournament.

Boxing

Arlovski's boxing trainer Freddie Roach recently revealed that Arlovski will possibly cross-over into professional boxing. With at least five fights under his belt, possible opponents include former WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev, current IBF, WBO and IBO world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and current WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko.

Movie career

Arlovski stars in , along with Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren. In the movie, he plays a "NGU", a second generation UniSol. The movie was released directly to video on February 2, 2010 in the United States.

Arlovski appeared on Mayhem Miller's MTV show Bully Beatdown.

Personal life

Arlovski dated model Patrycja Mikula for over two years before going their separate ways.

MMA championships

M-1 Global

*M-1 MFC-European Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)

Ultimate Fighting Championship

*UFC Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)

*UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)

Sambo championships

Master of Sports

International Master of Sports

European Youth Sambo Champion

Silver medalist at the Sambo World Cup

Silver medalist at the World Sambo Championship

Mixed martial arts record

{| style="font-size:85%; text-align:center;" class="wikitable" |- ! colspan=2 | Total ! colspan=1 | 15 Wins ! colspan=1 | 8 Losses |- | rowspan="5;"| 22 matches | | By knockout | 11 | 6 |- | | By submission | 3 | 0 |- | | By decision | 1 | 2 |- | | Draw | colspan=2 style="background: #c5d2ea" | 0 |- | | No Contest | colspan=2 style="background: #c5d2ea" | 0 |}

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="font-size:85%; text-align:left; width:100%;" !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Result !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Record !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Opponent !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Method !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Event !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Date !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Round !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Time !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Location !style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Notes |- | |align=center| | Sergei Kharitonov | | |February 12, 2011 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| | East Rutherford, New Jersey |Strikeforce Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal. |- |Loss |align=center|15–8 | Antonio Silva |Decision (Unanimous) | |May 15, 2010 | style="text-align:center;"|3 | style="text-align:center;"|5:00 | St. Louis, Missouri | |- |Loss |align=center|15–7 | Brett Rogers |TKO (Punches) | |June 6, 2009 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|0:22 | St. Louis, Missouri | |- |Loss |align=center|15–6 | Fedor Emelianenko |KO (Punch) | |January 24, 2009 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|3:14 | Anaheim, California |For WAMMA Heavyweight Championship |- |Win |align=center|15–5 | Roy Nelson |KO (Punch) | |October 4, 2008 | style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"|1:46 | Sunrise, Florida | |- |Win |align=center|14–5 | Ben Rothwell |KO (Punch) | |July 19, 2008 | style="text-align:center;"|3 | style="text-align:center;"|1:13 | Anaheim, California | |- |Win |align=center|13–5 | Jake O'Brien |TKO (Punches) |UFC 82: Pride of a Champion |March 1, 2008 | style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"|4:17 | Columbus, Ohio | |- |Win |align=center|12–5 | Fabricio Werdum |Decision (Unanimous) |UFC 70: Nations Collide |April 21, 2007 | style="text-align:center;"|3 | style="text-align:center;"|5:00 | Manchester, England | |- |Win |align=center|11–5 | Márcio Cruz |KO (Strikes) |UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz 2 |December 30, 2006 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|3:15 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |- |Loss |align=center|10–5 | Tim Sylvia |Decision (Unanimous) |UFC 61: Bitter Rivals |July 8, 2006 | style="text-align:center;"|5 | style="text-align:center;"|5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada |For UFC Heavyweight Championship |- |Loss |align=center|10–4 | Tim Sylvia |TKO (Punches) |UFC 59: Reality Check |April 15, 2006 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|2:43 | Anaheim, California |Lost UFC Heavyweight Championship |- |Win |align=center|10–3 | Paul Buentello |KO (Punch) |UFC 55: Fury |October 7, 2005 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|0:15 | Uncasville, Connecticut |Defended UFC Heavyweight Championship |- |Win |align=center|9–3 | Justin Eilers |TKO (Strikes) |UFC 53: Heavy Hitters |June 4, 2005 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|4:10 | Atlantic City, New Jersey |Defended Interim UFC Heavyweight Title, Later Promoted to Undisputed UFC Heavyweight Champion. |- |Win |align=center|8–3 | Tim Sylvia |Submission (Ankle Lock) |UFC 51: Super Saturday |February 5, 2005 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|0:47 | Las Vegas, Nevada |Won Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship |- |Win |align=center|7–3 | Wesley Correira |TKO (Punches) |UFC 47: Its On! |April 2, 2004 | style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"|1:15 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |- |Win |align=center|6–3 | Vladimir Matyushenko |KO (Punches) |UFC 44: Undisputed |September 26, 2003 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|2:10 | Paradise, Nevada | |- |Win |align=center|5–3 | Ian Freeman |TKO (Punches) |UFC 40: Vendetta |November 22, 2002 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|1:25 | Paradise, Nevada | |- |Loss |align=center|4–3 | Pedro Rizzo |KO (Punches) |UFC 36: Worlds Collide |March 22, 2002 | style="text-align:center;"|3 | style="text-align:center;"|1:45 | Paradise, Nevada | |- |Loss |align=center|4–2 | Ricco Rodriguez |TKO (Strikes) |UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands |June 29, 2001 | style="text-align:center;"|3 | style="text-align:center;"|1:23 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | |- |Win |align=center|4–1 | Aaron Brink |Submission (Armbar) |UFC 28: High Stakes |November 11, 2000 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|0:55 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | |- |Win |align=center|3–1 | John Dixon |KO (Punches) |Super Fight at International Tournament |May 13, 2000 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| | | |- |Win |align=center|2–1 | Roman Zentsov |TKO (Strikes) |M-1 MFC-European Championship 2000 |April 9, 2000 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|1:18 | St. Petersburg, Russia |Won the 2000 M-1 MFC-European Heavyweight Championship |- |Win |align=center|1–1 | Michael Tielrooy |Submission (Guillotine Choke) |M-1 MFC-European Championship 2000 |April 9, 1999 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|6:05 | St. Petersburg, Russia | |}

References

External links

Official Andrei Arlovski web site

Official Myspace site

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