「他死了，我还活着」引众怒：前UFC冠军Arlovski向已故对手Johnson的家人道歉
前UFC重量级冠军、47岁的白俄罗斯裔美国格斗选手Andrei Arlovski近日在一档播客访谈中谈到2013年输给已故选手Anthony "Rumble" Johnson的那场比赛，称自己才是赢家，因为「他死了，我还活着」。这段片段11月7日在社交平台传开后引发格斗圈众怒，Arlovski随后在Instagram发长文道歉，称那番话源于自己三度抗癌后的感触，并特别向Johnson的家人和亲友致歉。
据格斗媒体Bloody Elbow报道，Arlovski是在David Guttman的播客节目中回顾2013年3月World Series of Fighting 2头条主赛时说出这番话的。那场比赛中，Johnson首回合一记重拳击倒Arlovski并打断了他的下颌，最终三名裁判一致以29比28判定Johnson获胜。Arlovski在访谈中先称裁判把胜利判给了Johnson，接着说：「但我才是赢家。他死了，我还活着。」片段经Happy Punch等账号11月7日发到X后迅速扩散，据Athlon与MMASucka报道，Belal Muhammad、Joaquin Buckley等多名现役选手相继发声批评。
Johnson于2022年11月去世，年仅38岁。据Bloody Elbow报道，其死因为非霍奇金淋巴瘤与嗜血细胞性淋巴组织细胞增多症引发的器官衰竭。
Arlovski在Instagram长文开头，先对他所称「专门挖坏事的仇恨者」爆了粗口，称这次教训是访谈上线前自己必须先检查一遍；随后他写道：「Anthony在八角笼里击败了我，这是事实，我对他作为一名选手只有敬意。我说『我仍是赢家，因为我今天还活着』，绝不是说他的离世是我的胜利，那不是我这个人，也不是我的信念。」他说自己曾三度与癌症抗争，「三次面对的对手都比八角笼里的任何对手更强大」，因此格外懂得生命可贵。他还写道，英文是他的第二语言，「嘴里说出的话有时不能完全表达我心里的想法，我为这番话听起来的样子负全责」，并称这是他第二次为说错话道歉，为伤害或冒犯到的每一个人、特别是Johnson的家人和亲友致歉。
他在长文结尾写道：「人生最大的胜利不是赢下一场比赛，而是活着、心怀感激、明天还能再醒来。Anthony赢了我们那场比赛，这一点永远不会改变。癌症不是竞赛，死亡不是胜利，生命才是礼物。安息吧，Anthony "Rumble" Johnson。」
'He's Dead, I'm Alive': Former UFC Champion Andrei Arlovski Apologizes to the Late Anthony Johnson's Family After a Backlash
Andrei Arlovski, the 47-year-old Belarusian-American former UFC heavyweight champion, said in a recent podcast interview about his 2013 loss to the late Anthony "Rumble" Johnson that he was the real winner because, in his words, "he's dead, I'm alive." After the clip spread on social media on November 7 and drew an angry backlash across the MMA world, Arlovski posted a lengthy apology on Instagram, saying the remark grew out of his own three battles with cancer and apologizing in particular to Johnson's family and loved ones.
According to MMA outlet Bloody Elbow, Arlovski made the comment on David Guttman's podcast while looking back at the World Series of Fighting 2 headliner in March 2013. In that fight, Johnson dropped Arlovski with a heavy right hand in the first round and broke his jaw, then won a unanimous decision, 29-28 on all three scorecards. In the interview, Arlovski first said the judges had given the victory to Johnson, then added: "But I'm the winner anyway. He's dead, I'm alive." The clip was posted to X by accounts including Happy Punch on November 7 and spread quickly; according to Athlon and MMASucka, active fighters including Belal Muhammad and Joaquin Buckley were among those who publicly criticized the remark.
Johnson died in November 2022 at age 38. According to Bloody Elbow, he died of organ failure brought on by non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
Arlovski opened his Instagram statement by swearing at what he called haters digging for something bad, saying the lesson was that he has to check interviews before they go live. He then wrote: "Anthony beat me in the Octagon. That's a fact and I have nothing but respect for him as a fighter. When I said that I was still a winner because I'm alive today, I never meant that his passing was somehow my victory. That's not who I am and that's not what I believe." He said he has fought cancer three times, facing "an opponent much bigger than anything I have ever faced inside the Octagon," and that the experience taught him how precious life is. English is his second language, he wrote, and "sometimes the words that come out of my mouth don't fully express what's in my heart or my head. I take responsibility for how my words sounded." He said it was the second time he has had to apologize for saying something wrong, and that he was truly sorry to anyone he hurt or offended, especially Johnson's family and loved ones.
He closed the statement by writing: "The greatest victory in life isn't about winning a fight. It's about being alive, being grateful and having another chance to wake up tomorrow morning. Anthony won our fight. Nothing will ever change that. Cancer is not a competition. Death is not a victory. Life is the gift. Rest in peace, Anthony "Rumble" Johnson."
来源：Bloody Elbow
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图片来源：图：Andrei Arlovski资料图，2018年9月在UFC格斗之夜136期间受访（MMAnytt.se摄制，CC BY 3.0，经Wikimedia Commons）。/ File photo: Andrei Arlovski during UFC Fight Night 136 in September 2018 (by MMAnytt.se, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons).
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