UFC 317 could be Tsarukyan’s fast track to a title shot

The UFC country is erstwhile again bringing large moments, and 1 combatant from the Caucasus portion is successful the halfway of attention. The awesome Arman Tsarukyan, though truthful acold without a confirmed opponent, volition not rest; rather the opposite. At the UFC 317 event, scheduled for June 28, helium volition person 1 of the astir important roles of the evening.

Namely, the 27-year-old Armenian was confirmed arsenic an authoritative replacement for the main fight, wherever Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira volition clash for the lightweight belt. Although the assemblage volition beryllium focused connected that fight, attraction should besides beryllium focused connected the large combatant from Yerevan who is waiting successful readiness. The accusation was archetypal shared by Tsarukyan himself connected societal networks, and soon came confirmation from reputable sources specified arsenic the MMA Fighting portal.

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As a reminder, astatine the opening of the twelvemonth this combatant already spoke astir the request for the UFC to person a reserve combatant acceptable for large events. And the irony of fate; it was helium who had to cancel a large lucifer against Islam Makhachev successful January owed to a backmost injury. Then determination was nary reserve, and the concern was saved by Renato Moicano, who took his place.

That acquisition did not travel easy to the ambitious fighter. He remained successful a benignant of sports void, without a definite day for his adjacent performance. The president of the UFC, Dana White, past made it wide that Tsarukyan needs to triumph 1 much to beryllium among the contenders for the rubric again.

This caller accidental astatine UFC 317 seems similar a strategical determination and a imaginable shortcut to a caller onslaught connected the top. Even if the headliners of the nighttime bash not cancel, his sanction remains successful circulation, and the information that helium has a caller triumph implicit Oliveira further works successful his favor. Also, a imaginable duel against Topuria would beryllium peculiarly absorbing due to the fact that some of them travel from the Caucasus; which would springiness further value to that fight.

For now, it remains successful "stand by" mode. And helium trains. And he's waiting. Maybe the telephone rings sooner than anyone expects.