In accordance with a former UFC fighter, Arman Tsarukyan’s choice to withdraw from his battle in opposition to Islam Makhachev earlier this yr was a “100-IQ play.
For context, ‘Ahalkalakets’ was slated to rematch Makhachev at UFC 311 for the light-weight championship. Nonetheless, he pulled out on the eleventh hour due to a again damage, after which Renato Moicano stepped in as a alternative and was submitted in Spherical 1 by the Dagestani. After cementing his legacy at light-weight by defending his belt 4 occasions, Makhachev moved as much as welterweight and lately dethroned champion Jack Della Maddalena.
This previous weekend, Tsarukyan additionally returned to the octagon and secured a submission victory in opposition to Dan Hooker. Publish the Armenian’s UFC Qatar win, Derek Brunson took to X and expressed how the UFC 311 pullout might really be strategic. ‘The One’ posted:
Arman Tsarukyan may [have] pulled a 100 IQ play. Pull from the battle with Islam, watch for him to maneuver up, no loss taken, grow to be the man at 155 🤔👀 #UFC”
Take a look at Derek Brunson’s put up beneath:
Arman Tsarukyan had extreme again ache whereas chopping weight for UFC 311. Afterward, he disclosed that overtraining contributed to the damage as effectively. His consuming habits and him filming a vlog with Nina-Marie Daniele had been criticized by a number of followers as doable contributing components to the damage.
Arman Tsarukyan needs to battle for the belt early subsequent yr
After submitting Dan Hooker in Spherical 2 of the UFC Qatar headliner, Arman Tsarukyan called out UFC light-weight champion Ilia Topuria.
“All people’s working, particularly Ilia [Topuria]. In case you are right here, come on, we gotta face off. There’s only one No.1 contender, it’s Arman Tsarukyan. Don’t make a straightforward battle… I’m prepared, finish of January. Simply ship me the contract. I will likely be there.”
Take a look at Arman Tsarukyan’s feedback beneath:
‘El Matador,’ then again, has already declared that he would hand over his 155-pound throne fairly than combating Tsarukyan.
