UFC CEO Dana White lately addressed one of the necessary questions amongst followers: when will Arman Tsarykuan get one other shot on the 155-pound championship?
Tsarukyan lately beat Dan Hooker at UFC Qatar and referred to as out champion Ilia Topuria. Nevertheless, Topuria went on a hiatus within the coming week, after which the UFC introduced an interim title combat between Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett. White additionally declared that the winner of this interim bout will combat ‘El Matador’ to unify the belts as soon as he returns.
‘Ahalkalakets’ wished a BMF title combat after Gaethje vs. Pimblet was announced, however the UFC booked the BMF champion, Max Holloway, to face Charles Oliveira in a rematch at UFC 326.
Arman Tsarukyan, the No. 1 UFC light-weight contender, obtained his first shot on the undisputed title earlier this yr at UFC 311, in a rematch with then-lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. Nevertheless, the Armenian fighter pulled out on the eleventh hour due to a again damage.
The promotion didn’t take the pullout flippantly, and White introduced on the UFC 311 presser that Tsarukyan goes again to the drafting board and must work his method up for a title shot once more.
Not too long ago, after the submission win over Hooker, ‘Ahalkalakets’ thought he had accomplished sufficient to earn the title shot. Nevertheless, earlier tonight on the UFC 323 post-fight presser, White revealed the actual purpose why Tsarukyan didn’t get a title shot and what he should do subsequent to get one.
Dana White Shrugs Off Rankings, Says Arman Tsarukyan Has to Earn One other Shot
UFC CEO Dana White thinks Arman Tsarukyan has not accomplished sufficient to get one other title shot. Making weight and serving as backup for the UFC 317 headliner after which defeating Hooker lately shouldn’t be sufficient for Tsarukyan to get a shot on the undisputed UFC light-weight gold.
White reaffirmed what he mentioned earlier this yr:
“He had a possibility, and also you guys know the way that performed out. He’s gonna must work his method again. I don’t give a sh*t what the quantity says.”
Try Dana White’s feedback about Arman Tsarukyan beneath:
