Dana White kinda form of addressed rumors that he’s punishing Arman Tsarukyan for his late-notice pull-out of the UFC 311 headliner towards Islam Makhachev.
Mere hours earlier than he was scheduled to problem Makhachev for the UFC light-weight title, Tsarukyan bowed out of the bout citing a again damage. It was a stunning flip of occasions, however luckily, Renato Moicano was able to step as much as the plate and save the principle occasion.
Following the occasion, Dana White confirmed that Tsarukyan’s scrap with Makhachev wouldn’t be rescheduled and that the Armenian must go “again to the drafting board.” That left a whole lot of followers suggesting that the promotion was punishing Tsarukyan, significantly after rumors began to fly that he wasn’t actually injured and as a substitute exited the competition because of problems whereas slicing weight.
Addressing a number of the chatter after Thursday’s Energy Slap occasion in Riyadh, White supplied little in the best way of a proof. As a substitute, he merely instructed everybody that they’ll should “watch and see” how the story performs out.
“I do know there’s a whole lot of conspiracy theories on the market about this,” White stated. “You’ll simply have to look at and see how this performs out.”
Arman Tsarukyan names ‘Do Bronx’ and Michael Chandler as potential opponents After Dana White’s title snub
Whereas Arman Tsarukyan continues to be listed because the top-ranked contender within the light-weight division, he’ll should battle his means again into the nice graces of the UFC earlier than incomes his first crack at 155-pound gold.
Because it seems, ‘Ahalkalakets’ already has a few huge names in thoughts for his return to the Octagon later this 12 months.
“Islam [Makhachev] gonna come again in summer season or October,” Tsarukyan stated on the JAXXON podcast. “He’s not gonna battle in April, Might or June. Perhaps Islam gonna transfer to 170, and I can battle Charles [Oliveira]. Or in the event that they aren’t going to do this, then I’m gonna battle with Michael Chandler.”
Tsarukyan already holds a victory over ‘Do Bronx,’ besting the Brazilian fan favourite through break up choice at UFC 300.
As for Michael Chandler, the previous Bellator titleholder has misplaced 4 of his final 5, however nonetheless holds the No. 7 spot within the light-weight rankings so he might be a viable opponent for Tsarukyan.
