Former UFC heavyweight Andrei Arlovski will compete for ONE: Fighting Championship in the Philippines next month. Arlovski will face Soa Palelei in one of the main bouts inside the Araneta Coliseum.

The card, ONE Fighting Championship: Pride of a Nation, takes place from Manila. Arlovski-Palelei will be joined by Eric Kelly vs. Jens Pulver on the night. Both fighters were recently reported by James Goyder.

Arlovski and Pulver are each former UFC champions. Arlovski has won his last two fights, while Pulver is fighting in Asia for the first time since 2006.

They face stiff opponents, as Palalei is 17-3 and has fought for both the UFC and PRIDE, winning each of his last seven fights. Kelly is 7-0 and the top-rated fighter in the Philippines.

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