If Arman Tsarukyan thinks he can break by the 145-pound division, one former UFC champion believes he is in for a nasty awakening.
Tsarukyan teased dropping weight to problem featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovskiy. ‘Ahal Karaketz’ lately informed IbraTV that though his objective stays to grow to be a light-weight title holder, it could be troublesome to show down the chance to face ‘The Nice’.
Aljamain Sterling would not imagine Tsarukian might be given an opportunity to win a UFC title anytime quickly, even when he strikes to the 145-pound division. In an interview with MMAJunkie.com, Sterling stated Tsarukyan might have a more durable battle than anticipated at featherweight.
“I would not be aggravated in any respect (if Tsarukyan drops to featherweight). I do not assume he’ll essentially minimize the road. He’ll should battle the subsequent high man,” Sterling stated. “If he desires to come back right down to this division, come down, as a result of these featherweights, we need to get smoked. You will have me, you will have Jean Silva, you will have Youssef (Zalal), you will have Yair (Rodriguez), you. You have received a child in Kevin Vallejos, you’ve got received a younger participant who’s rising proper now, you’ve got received Lelian Douglas, a younger child prospect. It isn’t going to be simple as a result of there’s loads of expertise on this division, I can let you know that.”
Sterling has a key featherweight bout scheduled for Saturday. He’s scheduled to face Yousef Zalal in the primary occasion of UFC Vegas 116. ‘The Funk Grasp’ expressed confidence that his spectacular efficiency will earn him a title shot towards Volkanovski.
Even when Sterling had been to reply this weekend, most predictions would put Movsar Evloev forward of him within the pecking order, given the outcomes of the battle on the finish of 2024 and Evloev’s latest win over Lerone Murphy.
If Arman Tsarukyan had been to maneuver right down to featherweight, do you assume he would grow to be UFC champion in that weight class? Remark under.
