If one MMA legend is to be believed, Arman Tsarukyan was not stripped of his headline spot at UFC 324.
Throughout halftime of the NFL sport between the Dallas Cowboys and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs on Thanksgiving Day, UFC CEO Dana White made an essential announcement. Amongst them was the information that Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett will conflict in the primary occasion of UFC 324. The interim UFC light-weight title is on the road.
Whereas some suppose Tsarukian was the plain option to strive for 155-pound gold subsequent, Michael Bisping disagrees. “The Rely” defined his opinion in a brand new video posted to his YouTube channel (h/t MMAJunkie).
“Do you suppose Arman Tsarukyan ought to have understood that? I do not,” Bisping mentioned. “Paddy and Justin have been there for a short time and Armand was on the sidelines.”
Bisping went on to say he expects Pimblett to cross the road for a light-weight title shot. He hopes “The Buddy” and Ilia Topuria will finally resolve their variations contained in the Octagon.
“I assumed Paddy was the frontrunner in some methods,” Bisping mentioned. “Definitely, when Ilia Topuria knocked out Charles Oliveira, it was after he stepped into the Octagon. That they had a back-and-forth, and Ilia wore each belts and pushed Paddy. It was somewhat disturbing. It was a nasty second. That sport regarded prefer it was doomed. There is definitely a storyline inbuilt, so I hope they battle on the final line, however this can be a very, very aggressive matchup.”
UFC 324 marks a brand new period for MMA’s high promotion. This would be the firm’s debut occasion on Paramount+. The brand new streaming deal will see the UFC cast off the pay-per-view mannequin it as soon as prided itself on.
Many wouldn’t have imagined that Pimblett could be paid high greenback for this historic card until he confronted Topuria, but it surely was a card dealt within the absence of “El Matador.”
