In 2012, two former stars of the heavyweight division of the UFC wanted to end their rivalry with a final chapter.
Tim Sylvia took only 13 times in the Octagon, but the former champion certainly left his mark at that time.
After he had participated for the UFC for the last time in 2008, with Sylvia claiming that Dana White blocked his return, the knockout artist stretched for various other promotions.
During his career there was one opponent to which he was closer than anyone.
Andrei Arlovski is remarkably still competitive today, 13 years after his last collision with 'The Maine-AC'.
Andrei Arlovski has almost equated the score with Tim Sylvia before the fight was declared a no -match
Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia were over for the first time in the Octagon on UFC 51, where after dropping his opponent, 'The Pit Bull' ensured a quick entry to win the interim heavyweight title.
The following year they met again, where this time Sylvia challenged his former enemy for the undisputed title and his revenge insured, back from a knockdown to put his opponent in the first round.
She saw his first defending defense go the main head for the third and last time in the UFC, where the defending champion again got the overshall of Arlovski, this time via the score cards.
Andrei Arlovski vs Tim Sylvia in the UFC ResultuFC 51 – 2005Arlovski via entry in round 1ufc 59 – 2006sylvia via TKO in round 1ufc 61 – 2006sylvia via unanimous decision
Both men would say goodbye to the promotion shortly thereafter that eventually gave them to visit their feud again at just the fifth event organized by one championship.
'One Fighting Championship:' Pride of a Nation 'took place in the Philippines on August 31, 2012, where it seemed as if Arlovski had finally equated the score.
At the time it was allowed to use fighters football kicks as soon as the referee had spotted for an 'open attack'.
After Arlovski seemed to stop his rival in the second round, it was revealed that the referee had not allowed the football staircases and when Sylvia admitted that he could not see it well because of the damage he had caused, the fight was declared as a no match.
Both men agreed to participate in a rematch under one banner, but it never took place.
One championship changed their rules network as a result of the controversy of Andrei Arlovski vs Tim Sylvia
It is still a factor in modern MMA that hunters can get entangled in the heat of the moment, therefore there is a referee to cause fractions in the action or to punish errors.
Having certain strikes was only eligible as soon as an official gives the signal, a system intended to cause problems for one championship, and they acknowledged that after Andrei Arlovski versus Tim Sylvia ended in a NO match.
The promotion announced after this matchup that they would implement the Pride rules set for their next event, which means that football kicks would be legal at all times, although this did not reverse the result of the NO match.
One championship ultimately forbade football kicks in 2016, although, unlike the UFC rules set, you can still land knees on the head of a knocked down opponent.