Arman Tsarukyan has received words of support from UFC champion Islam Makhachev's coach Javier Mendez following his withdrawal from UFC 311.
Dana White kinda sort of addressed rumors that he's punishing Arman Tsarukyan for his late-notice pull-out of the UFC 311 headliner against Islam Makhachev.
During the weigh-ins for UFC 311, it started to become clear that something had gone wrong with Arman Tsarukyan and that he may not appear on the scales. It was later revealed by Dana White that he had suffered an injury, and the fight was changed at late notice.
Dana White denies Arman Tsarukyan a title shot against Islam Makhachev, stating the rising contender won’t get his chance yet.
Fans react with skepticism to Arman Tsarukyan’s withdrawal from UFC 311 against Islam Makhachev after his statement.
Islam Makhachev faced Arman Tsarukyan for the first time in April 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Makhachev was on a record of 16 wins and only 1 loss ...
Chael Sonnen recently analyzed how a potential fight between Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan might play out.
Dana White isn't sure about UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev jumping two weight classes. Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) is eager to become a two-weight UFC champion, but standing in the way of his goal is his good friend and training partner,
Joe Rogan suspects that Arman Tsarukyan got hurt and was forced to withdraw from UFC 311 because of too much weight-cutting The UFC commentator is impressed with how “Ahalkalajets” trains Joe Rogan blames weight-cutting for Arman Tsarukyan’s last-minute withdrawal from his title fight with Islam Makhachev at UFC 311.
Beneil Dariush has an interesting pick for the UFC lightweight who has the best chance of dethroning Islam Makhachev.
Makhachev’s ability to adapt seamlessly to a last-second opponent change was on full display at UFC 311. UFC CEO Dana White revealed Makhachev’s cold response to the news of Tsarukyan’s withdrawal and his desire to continue to fight on the card.
Arman Tsarukyan and Charles Oliveira were the most speculated names for Islam Makhachev's next fight. However, the champ has another opponent in mind.