Arman Tsarukyan wants Justin Gaethje to stop Paddy Pimblett at UFC 324 and become a two-time interim UFC lightweight champion.
Tsarukyan and Pimblett have been at each other nonstop in recent months. Most recently ‘Ahalkalakets’ after it hit Lance Palmer due to technical fall at RAF 5, appeared in an interview with Helen Yee. Yee asked Tsarukyan who he would favor in the headliner of UFC 324, and the Armenian revealed that he would be in favor of ‘The Highlight’ as he believes that if Pimblett wins, he will avoid a matchup with Tsarukyan, something Topuria has done over the past year.
However, according to the 29-year-old, ‘The Highlight’ won’t hesitate to team up with him in the near future if the 37-year-old wins at UFC 324.
“I want Justin to beat Paddy. If Justin wins, he’s going to fight me, but if Paddy wins, he’s going to try to avoid me… Paddy’s not a man like Justin.”
Watch Arman Tsarukyan’s comments below (3:00):
Arman Tsarukyan says Paddy Pimblett can never beat Ilia Topuria
Arman Tsarukyan believes the UFC is doing its best to give Paddy Pimblett a chance to become the undisputed lightweight champion. Therefore, the promotion chose Gaethje as Liverpool’s next opponent instead of Tsarukyan.
However, the 29-year-old believes that even if Pimblett manages to take the interim belt later this month, he will never become an undisputed champion in the future as ‘The Baddy’ does not have the caliber to beat champion Ilia Topuria. Tsarukyan told MMA Fighting:
“They want to make him champion. They know that if they put me in, he will lose and the star will be gone. Gaethje is easy money for him. That’s why they even gave him the interim title, because he won’t be a real champion, because there is Ilia Topuria, and he can never beat Ilia Topuria.”
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