Tsarukyan earned the headline spot on the UFC Qatar card against Dan Hooker last Saturday. The fight didn’t last long, as Tsarukyan secured an arm-triangle choke in the second stanza to end the fight. Now that he has won his fifth fight in a row, “Ahalkalakets” hopes to earn a shot at Topuria’s UFC Lightweight Championship.
Speaking to media members during the UFC Qatar post-fight press conference, Tsarukyan shared his belief that he would make light work of “El Matador” (h/t MMAfighting).
‘I didn’t want to mention Ilia [too much] because I was focused on my fight,” Tsarukyan said. “After today I’m going to try again to make some crazy videos that will go viral and try to make a joke and get a lot of attention for that fight. Because it is also a media sport. You have to be a good fighter and a good showman.
“In my mind I can strike with him at long range, but if he wants to try to box me and deliver his hard punch, I’m going to shoot and take him down. I believe in myself and I know I can beat him that easily too.”
Tsarukyan has claimed that Topuria is deliberately avoiding him. Many MMA experts believe that Tsarukyan is the toughest challenge for Topuria due to his wrestling ability. It is an area in which Topuria has not yet been tested at the level of Tsarukyan.
At this time, UFC officials have not named Topuria’s first lightweight title defense official. Rumors have swirled about the likes of Paddy Pimblett and Justin Gaethje for the promotion’s debut event on Paramount+, but nothing has been confirmed.
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