Andrei Arlovski releases statement explaining | MMA News
Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski was in attendance for Friday’s Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua event at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. He was anticipating to be a spectator to the fights but ended up getting in one backstage.
Arlovski clashed with influencer Jack Doherty, his entourage, and security. The incident was caught on video displaying Arlovski having his approach with the influencer and crew.
On Sunday, Arlovski launched a statement via social media addressing the altercation and blaming Doherty and associates for the incident.
“First of all, I didn’t beat anyone,” Arlovski said on Instagram. “I just stopped the threat. Someone threatened me, my wife, my kid, and I have another friend and his wife. I did what I was supposed to do and what every man is supposed to do: stop the threat.”
Doherty has a different model of occasions. “The Andrei Arlovski fight started cause he randomly tried to kick me when I was walking by,” Doherty wrote on X.
“How did I start the Andrei Arlovski fight?” The streamer said in a followup post. “Watch the video u old twitter f*cks u guys just point the finger at the kid who’s half ur age and way richer than u I would do the same tho.”
The Andrei Arlovski struggle began trigger he randomly tried to kick me when I used to be strolling by😂
— Jack Doherty (@dohertyjackk) December 20, 2025
“I was just walking by and he tries to kick me for no reason and that’s how it all started… I literally didn’t say or do anything to him but I’ll always be the bad guy in the situation,” another post read.
Arlovski maintained that his actions have been justified and in self protection.
“I guess because they were looking for content for their website. I guess I was a victim,” Arlovski said. “They thought maybe it was going to be easy content for YouTube. Maybe that’s why. Maybe I’m old. Maybe because it’s three idiots and a big body guard. It’s kind of weird because I saw him walking but I didn’t pay attention that he might be with them. He kind of landed one punch. So I have to be more alert and pay attention to people who are around. That’s the lesson. … That guy was sneaky. He sucker punched me and I didn’t expect his sucker punch to be honest with you.”
The video seems to show Doherty shoulder examine Arlovski as they have been passing each other, one thing he does in a lot of videos. Watch the incident below and you be the decide.
Jack Doherty received into a brawl with former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski at the Jake Paul struggle 😳
“Who the f*ck was that guy?” pic.twitter.com/htnQ3YHefF
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) December 20, 2025
(h/t MMAFighitng.com)
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