Playboy.com: The end to your last fight with Andrei Arlovski at Arrowhead Pond was probably the most dramatic turnaround in UFC history. So the first question is pretty obvious: How do you and Andrei top the amazing finish to your second fight?

Tim Sylvia: The game plan is to go in there and knock him out again. If he gets in the way of my punches again, he's gonna get knocked out. He's got a weak chin, and we're gonna capitalize on it.

Playboy.com: Did you think going into the last bout that he had a weak chin?

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Sylvia: Yeah, we'd seen him hurt a few times by guys who weren't even strikers. One time when he fought a really good striker, he got knocked out by a jab. He does a really good job of not getting hit. But when he does get hit, he falls.

Playboy.com: Watching that fight, right before you took him out, it looked like he had you dead to rights. How'd you turn the tables?

Sylvia: We worked hard on up-down drills. He happened to drop me with that big punch, and I just happened to spring back up as soon as possible. It was a flash; he dropped me with a good punch. On the way down, I thought, "Shit, he hit me again with his punch. I gotta get back up."

Playboy.com: Are you worried about Arlovski's speed and ground game in this match, not to mention his extra motivation after the last fight?

Sylvia: I'm not worried about his speed at all. I was faster than he was in our last fight. I plan on being just as fast, if not faster. The ground game, yeah, he's good on the ground. But I'm pretty good on the ground, too. He got lucky the first time. It won't happen again.

Playboy.com: Without giving away all your secrets, what's your approach to the rematch this time?

Sylvia: I'm going out there and knocking him out again. Stand with him and try to strike with him. Hit him.

Playboy.com: Your broken arm against Frank Mir has to be one of the ugliest sports injuries in recent memory. How did it feel when it happened?

Sylvia: When it happened, it didn't hurt at all. I felt it break. I felt it pop three times. I was like, "He just broke my arm, I'm gonna kill him." And the referee stopped it, and I was pissed off. But it was a good stoppage, it saved my career. I'm fortunate for that, and I was able to regain the heavyweight title two years later.

Playboy.com: When did the pain set in?

Sylvia: About 15 minutes afterwards. It was pretty severe pain, especially when the doctors were trying to mess around with it. I was like, "Ooooh, don't touch it. I'm telling you, it's broken. I know I broke it. Leave it alone, let's go to the hospital and see what they can do."