Arman Tsarukyan claims the UFC brass reached out to him and supplied him a combat towards Michael Chandler on June 14 on the South Garden of the White Home.
Nonetheless, the promotion later changed their plans, after which Chandler was matched towards Brazilian knockout artist Mauricio Ruffy.
Chandler has misplaced 5 of his final six UFC fights, and in his final outing at UFC 314, he suffered a brutal TKO loss towards Paddy Pimblett. Iron” initially needed to combat Conor McGregor on June 14 to conclude their TUF 31 saga. Nonetheless, it now appears that the UFC has completely different plans for the Irishman and Chandler.
In the meantime, “Ahalkalakets,” who final fought at UFC Qatar and beat Dan Hooker, desires to combat for the light-weight title subsequent.
Arman Tsarukyan says he was going to combat “Iron” on June 14
Throughout a current sitdown on PBD Podcast, talking in regards to the Michael Chandler matchup that didn’t come to fruition, the 29-year-old Armenian stated:
“They needed to place me towards Chandler [at the White House], however then they realized [it was a bad idea and so they chose Mauricio Ruffy].”
Take a look at Arman Tsarukyan’s feedback beneath:
Chandler, 40 years previous, may retire if he fails to return to profitable methods on the White Home. Nonetheless, if he manages to get his hand raised by stopping Ruffy and calls out McGregor but once more, it could be fascinating to see if the UFC finally makes this fight happen.
McGregor is rumored to return in July at UFC 329 and will run it again with Max Holloway. Nonetheless, “Iron” may lastly safe a purple panty evening with a giant win on June 14.
Arman Tsarukyan, in the meantime, is anticipated to combat for the title later this yr. In the meantime, he desires to function backup for the light-weight title unification bout between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje.
