Arman Tsarukyan is uninterested in ready for an opportunity on the title.
Tsarukyan, who has been a high contender within the light-weight division for the higher a part of two years, will put his spot on the road subsequent month when he faces resurgent Dan Hooker at UFC Qatar.
Tsarukyan was on a four-fight profitable streak, together with a giant break up resolution win over former titleholder Charles Oliveira in his final combat, and hoped to strap UFC gold round his waist quickly. Understandably, the Armenian standout is beginning to lose his persistence and plans to take out his frustrations on Hooker within the match on November twenty second.
“I have been the primary candidate for 2 years already,” Tsarukyan mentioned on the Ariel Helwani Present. “If I am going, I’m going to complete Hooker off rapidly with none harm after which ask for a title combat in January or February.”
In fact, Tsarukyan was additionally accountable for the lengthy wait.
In January, he confronted then-lightweight champion Islam Makhachev for the title at UFC 311. Simply hours earlier than combat night time, Tsarukian withdrew from the match because of a suspected again harm. Shortly after, Dana White made it clear that Tsarukyan must “return to the drafting board” if he needed to win the title once more.
If he performs properly towards the in-form Hangman, there’s a good likelihood that Tsarukyan will lastly be within the highlight. However it’s clearly not a matchup with Makhachev. Makhachev has already moved on from the division after rapidly submitting Renato Moicano to interchange Tsarukyan at UFC 311.
