Perennial candidate Ahman Zarkian today claims he will serve as an official backup fighter during the International Combat Week of UFC 317 vacant lightweight title Ilia Topria and former opponent Charles Oliveira’s International Combat Week following weekend.
The emperor was on the sidelines since it was scheduled for the beginning of the year, and was scheduled to compete with former champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 311 in January.
The dominant Russian army of Russia, Armenian candidates, the Emperor, is set to withdraw from the pairing and cite a back injury induced by reducing weight before the UFC 311 title charge.
According to UFC CEO Dana White, the UFC CEO, the decision to split the UFC 300 defeated the above-mentioned Oliveira at the beginning of last year, so they were unable to return to action after beating Oliveira above.
Arman Tsarukyan checks backup status for UFC 317 title fight
However, on social media tonight, the emperor claimed he would serve as the official backup fighter for the vacant lightweight title fight at UFC 317 this month.
“I’m a backup of UFC 317,” Arman Tsarukyan posted this afternoon on his official Instagram account.
And although not officially announced by the promotion, adding the emperor to the backup capacity will come as welcome news given its dropout from UFC 311 at the beginning of the year.
Withdrawal from his fight with Makhachev, on that occasion official backup was not introduced by the organization.
Eventually, Brazilian star Renato Moicano was drawn from a scheduled fight with Beneer Dalze Chalk that night and suffered the loss of his submission to California’s dominant Makhachev.
