Arman Tsarukyan opens up about his biggest inspiration

One of the fighters who has agelong been mentioned arsenic the main contender for the lightweight rubric is Arman Tsarukyan. This combatant from Armenia was expected to combat for the loop backmost successful January, but conscionable a fewer days earlier the combat helium had a occupation with his back. Due to injury, helium had to cancel the duel against Islam Makhachev.

However, contempt that unfortunate event, the 27-year-old retained the apical spot among the challengers. Dana White said that this combatant should astir apt get 1 much triumph earlier helium gets different changeable astatine the belt. However, galore judge that this whitethorn not adjacent beryllium necessary, due to the fact that determination is hardly a much morganatic challenger. The large Armenian repeatedly emphasized that helium is acceptable to bash different lucifer if indispensable and that thing tin halt him connected his mode to the title.

A combat from the past and memories of Moscow

The combat against Islam has agelong been desired by the audience. It was believed that helium was the lone 1 who could earnestly endanger the champion from Dagestan. Tsarukyan has exceptional wrestling, is large connected the ground, and his carnal fittingness is ever astatine a apical level.

The 2 person already met successful 2019 astatine the UFC lawsuit successful Moscow. At that time, Makhachev won by unanimous decision, but the lucifer was highly exciting, afloat of fantabulous wrestling and grappling exchanges. For Arman, it was his UFC debut, portion Islam already had much experience. Six years later, some person improved a batch and are present overmuch much implicit fighters.

Since that defeat, the Armenian has achieved 9 wins and 1 constrictive decision to Mateusz Gamrot. He has often ruled the roost with his wrestling qualities, delivering precise ascendant performances. Over time, helium has besides improved his striking, but wrestling remains his main weapon.

“There are a batch of fighters that I similar and I ticker their matches and ticker however they determination and however they wrestle. But if I had to take the 1 who inspired maine the astir erstwhile I was younger, it would beryllium Khabib Nurmagomedov. He is from Russia (Dagestan), and I americium from Russia. I unrecorded determination (he was calved successful Armenia, but lives and trains successful Russia). When I started grooming MMA, Khabib and his level were thing I aspired to. He wasn’t a champion yet, but helium was already precise popular,” Arman said connected the Ice Cold podcast.

Khabib’s bequest is evident and has inspired galore fighters. We are inactive waiting for a rematch against Islam’s friend, but Ilia Topuria volition beryllium a superior trial connected his way to gold.