UFC President Dana White lately revealed Mauricio Ruffy was not the initially deliberate opponent for Arman Tsarukyan.
Tsarukyan will likely be taking up Ruffy within the co-main occasion of UFC 331 on the nineteenth of September, 2026, at Crypto.com Area in Los Angeles. The combat, which might be a possible title eliminator, will likely be a 5-rounder.
Nevertheless, the announcement of Ruffy as Tsarukyan’s opponent did spring a shock within the MMA group, because it was anticipated that the Armenian-Russian would tackle Charles Oliveira in a rematch.
Addressing the identical in a chat with Nina Marie Daniele through the Zuffa Boxing 10 occasion in Dublin, Dana White said that Ruffy wasn’t the combat that they had deliberate for Tsarukyan. He mentioned, seemingly referring to Oliveira as ‘authentic combat:’
No, no (not Ruffy)! His authentic combat fell out.
Try Dana White’s feedback beneath:
Dana White’s ‘Unique Opponent’ Charles Oliveira Allegedly Pulled out Following Allan Nascimento’s Demise
Charles Oliveira is claimed to have pulled out of the potential rematch in opposition to Arman Tsarukyan because of the loss of life of his teammate Allan Nascimento.
Nascimento, additionally an UFC fighter (within the flyweight division), handed away on the third of August because of ‘an obvious coronary heart assault’ he suffered in his sleep. Proper after his loss of life, Oliveira addressed the loss of life of his ‘brother’ Nascimento in a touching Instagram story, where he wrote:
At this time I misplaced a brother that preventing gave me. Thanks ceaselessly for sharing the mats, the coaching, and the whole lot we’ve been by collectively…I’ve nothing however gratitude for having you by my facet, brother—in coaching, in our nook, and in all of the moments we shared. I like you, man. You had been an unimaginable man. I can’t imagine it. You’ll be missed quite a bit.
Oliveira is just not over Nascimento’s loss of life as he continues posting a boatload of tributes to the late fighter.
