UFC 51: SUPER SATURDAY

TIM SYLVIA TO MEET ANDREI ARLOVSKI
FOR UFC INTERIM HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE

UFC 51: Super Saturday
Saturday, February 5, 2005
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TIM SYLVIA TO FIGHT ANDREI ARLOVSKI FOR INTERIM HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Former UFC Heavyweight champion, Tim Sylvia returns to the Octagon® on February 5 to fight Andrei Arlovski for the Interim Heavyweight Championship at at UFC® 51: Super Saturday.

Sylvia (19-1-0 in mixed martial arts) from Davenport, Iowa is determined to defeat Arlovski (8-3-0) from Minsk, Belarus, to recapture the championship he lost to Frank Mir his last time in the Octagon at UFC 48: Payback! The title fight was stopped due to an injury only 50 seconds into the first round.

Mir subsequently suffered a broken leg in a motorcycle accident in September 2004 and will not be able to defend his title for several more months. Mir says he is recovering well and believes his doctors will allow him to start training again soon.

Meanwhile, Sylvia and Arlovski are ready to fight for the "interim" title, with the winner eager for an opportunity to face a healthy Mir.