Andrei Arlovski would like to violently welcome Fedor Emelianenko back to the world of professional mixed martial arts.
With the legendary Emelianenko announcing his return to the sport after three years of retirement, Arlovski is hoping to exact revenge for a devastating knockout loss he suffered at the hands of "The Last Emperor" back at an Affliction event in 2009.
"I would love to fight him," Arlovski said during a live chat Thursday, according to MMAFighting.com's David St. Martin. "I would love to have a rematch but I don't know. It's up to the UFC. If Dana White is going to sign him, great."
Arlovski found success early in their encounter, picking Emelianenko apart with strikes before being knocked completely unconscious while trying to deliver an ill-advised flying knee.
"I'm going to f--k him up," said Arlovski. "I'm not going to jump with that f---ing stupid flying knee. It's going to be a different match.
"Why did I jump that stupid flying knee? I still can't figure out why. I still don't have a clear answer for that. When I see Dana White next time I'm going to ask him, 'Please, please if you're going to sign Emelianenko just give me a rematch. Please, please."
Suddenly relevant after three straight victories since his return to the UFC in 2014, Arlovski is rumored to face fellow former heavyweight champion Frank Mir at UFC 191.
