Arman Tsarukyan nonetheless sees himself as the person on the entrance of the contender line within the light-weight division.
This previous January, Tsarukyan was alleged to problem light-weight champion Islam Makhachev in the principle occasion of UFC 311. Sadly for Tsarukyan, he was compelled out by a struggle week again harm and changed by Renato Moicano, who Makhachev defeated.
Afterwards, UFC CEO Dana White mentioned Tsarukyan had missed his probability and he must struggle his approach again to the title, a suggestion Tsarukyan has been in settlement with. It appears he has the proper identify in thoughts as he focused matchup with Justin Gaethje on social media.
Gaethje is coming off of a formidable determination win over Rafael Fiziev this previous Saturday at UFC 313 and he made his case for a title shot in a tweet tagging White. Tsarukyan quoted Gaethje’s tweet and responded, “You barely acquired previous No. 11 on quick discover, and earlier than that, you bought despatched to the shadow realm. In the event you actually wish to be the No. 1 contender and struggle for the belt, it’s a must to undergo me first.”
Had been it not for timing not understanding, Gaethje would have possible already earned one other shot on the light-weight title after a spectacular head kick of Dustin Poirier at UFC 291. Nevertheless, Poirier rebounded with a win and ended up leap-frogging Gaethje to earn a shot at Makhachev, whereas Gaethje went on to lose to Max Holloway at UFC 300 by way of a dramatic last-second knockout.
Tsarukyan earned his championship alternative on the energy of a 9-1 run, with a cut up nod over Charles Oliveira in his most up-to-date outing. He misplaced his UFC debut to Makhachev in April 2019 and seeks to lastly step into the octagon for a rematch with the light-weight nice.
