Arman Tsarukyan is the second-largest light-weight competitor within the UFC. He outlined the aggressive return, however that is not beneath the ruleset for blended martial arts. Islam Makhachev is the primary light-weight competitor listed, however many Tsarukyans received the title later this 12 months together with his looming welterweight title towards 170 pound champion Jack Della Maddalena at MSG.
Emperor vs Ilia Topria has not been confirmed presently, however the former really exams his abilities immediately with the previous UFC light-weight champion. It will occur on September nineteenth at ACBJJ 18. The emperor will deal with former UFC and WEC light-weight champion Benson Henderson.
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The Russia-based Moscow-based matchup marks Ahman Tsarkian’s third straight submission grappling contest. Beforehand on this stretch, the 28-year-old defeated PFL combatant Makkasharip Zaynukov and former Bellator MMA Light-weight title holder Patricky Pitbull.
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The UFC Light-weight Championship was not essentially elusive for the Armanzarkian. In actual fact, the Tsarkian was initially scheduled to compete for the 155 pound crown earlier this 12 months. The Georgia native was planning to compete with Islamic Makhachev, the light-weight title holder of the time at UFC 311.
Renato Moicano finally stuffed the vacant area created by the Emperor. Nonetheless, the Brazilian candidate shall be submitted early by Mack Khachev within the pay-per-view headline match in January. Arman Tsarukyan subsequently gained weight as a backup fighter for Worldwide Battle Week Headliners. The emperor weighed within the vacant light-weight title collision between Charles Oliveira and Ilia Topria for UFC 317 in June.
Though newly minted champion Topuria mentions Tsarukyan in a postwar interview after solidifying herself as a two-division UFC champion, it stays unclear when that can occur when the following championship contest will happen.
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