Arman Tsarukyan believes he could make issues look straightforward in his UFC title struggle towards Ilya Topria.
Tsarukyan earned a spot to headline the UFC Qatar card final Saturday towards Dan Hooker. The match was undecided, and Tsarukian ended it with an arm triangle choke within the second stanza. Now with 5 wins in a row, ‘Ahal Karakets’ hopes to earn a shot at Topria’s UFC Light-weight Championship.
Chatting with media members on the UFC Qatar post-fight press convention, Tsarukyan expressed his perception that he’ll take “El Matador” (h/t MMAFighting) evenly.
“I did not wish to say (an excessive amount of) about Ilya as a result of I used to be targeted on my struggle,” Tsarukyan mentioned. “After at the moment is over, I’ll make some loopy movies that can go viral once more and make some jokes and attempt to get plenty of consideration to the struggle as a result of it is also a media sport. It’s important to be fighter and showman.”
“In my thoughts, I can assault him at lengthy vary, however when he is boxing me and making an attempt to throw laborious punches, I’ll shoot him and take him down. I imagine in myself and I do know I can simply take him down, too.”
Tsarukyan claimed that Topria was intentionally avoiding him. Many MMA consultants imagine that Tsarukyan can be Topria’s hardest problem by way of grappling capability. That’s an space the place Topuria has not been examined to the extent of Tsarukyan.
Presently, UFC officers haven’t formally confirmed Topuria’s first light-weight title protection. Names like Paddy Pimblett and Justin Gaethje have been rumored for the promotion’s debut occasion on Paramount+, however nothing has been confirmed.
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