Following his recent withdrawal from the UFC 311 title fight, Arman Tsarukyan has described exactly what he went through during the 20-hour ordeal.
Many years ago, Arman Tsarukyan had ice hockey dreams. Now, he’s days away from a UFC lightweight title fight at UFC 311 vs. Islam Makhachev.
Unlike most UFC stars, Arman Tsarukyan doesn’t have to fight for a living. The lightweight contender has won nine of his past ten bouts to earn a shot at Islam Makhachev ’s lightweight title at UFC 311, which will take place at the Intuit Dome in California on Saturday night.
Dana White says Arman Tsarukyan has missed out on his chance at UFC gold following his UFC 311 removal due to an injury.
Days removed from the aftermath of UFC 311 on Saturday, Tsarukyan relives the painful back injury that forced him out of the fight, spasms limiting his movement prior to the official weigh-ins on Friday morning.
Arman Tsarukyan has received words of support from UFC champion Islam Makhachev's coach Javier Mendez following his withdrawal from UFC 311.
After the fallout at UFC 311, Dana White confirms that Arman Tsarukyan will not be next to fight Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title.
Former UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has reacted to the last-minute change in the main card of UFC 311. The first pay-per-view of the year was supposed to be headlined by Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan.
Dana White denies Arman Tsarukyan a title shot against Islam Makhachev, stating the rising contender won’t get his chance yet.
Arman Tsarukyan thinks he can drag Islam Makhachev into deep waters at UFC 311. Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) challenges lightweight champion Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) in Saturday’s main event (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+) at Intuit Dome.
Arman Tsarukyan is understandably devastated after having to withdraw from his first UFC championship fight at the last minute.
UFC 311 continues with the UFC lightweight title fight between Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan. Check out our UFC odds series for our Makhachev-Tsarukyan prediction.