Arman Tsarukyan believes he’ll battle for the UFC light-weight title subsequent time.
Tsarukyan returned to the Octagon on Saturday towards UFC Qatar, dominating Dan Hooker en path to a second-round submission victory. After the win, Tsarukian mentioned he was assured of overtaking Paddy Pimblett to win the subsequent title.
“100% I’ll win. There isn’t any method they’re going to give Paddy Pimblett the battle. Everybody will snigger at them. I am the No. 1 contender. I’ve confirmed it once more. What do they need from me? I went to destroy Dan Hooker,” Tsarukyan informed Ariel Helwani on Monday.
Tsarukyan believes Pimblett would not should be ranked No. 5 and even within the dialog for the belt. He additionally believes his subsequent battle must be for the belt as a result of he actually deserves it.
Arman Tsarukyan says he should battle for the belt subsequent
“It needs to be me,” Tsarukyan mentioned. “Their plan was that I’d in all probability wrestle towards Dan Hooker, and so they may push me to the again, and so they mentioned, ‘Pay attention, you barely beat Dan Hooker, you will have to attend.'” Now they cannot say something. The No. 1 candidate is right here. I confirmed up in Qatar to point out everybody. I do not know, however I hope it is me, it must be me. ”
As Tsarukyan says, he would not care if Ilia Topria needs to battle Paddy Pimblett in January, as a result of the subsequent battle needs to be subsequent. As of now, the UFC has not but booked Topuria’s first protection, so his subsequent battle may very effectively be towards Tsarukyan.
Arman Tsarukyan is 23-3 as an expert with a win over Dan Hooker. He’s on a five-fight win streak, however earlier than that he narrowly defeated Charles Oliveira, who returned in April 2024, by determination.
