Arman Tsarukyan claims that UFC higher-ups contacted him and provided him a struggle towards Michael Chandler on June 14th on the South Garden of the White Home.
Nevertheless, the promotion later modified plans and Chandler was scheduled to face Brazilian knockout artist Mauricio Luffy.
Chandler has misplaced 5 of his final six fights within the UFC, together with his final bout coming at UFC 314, a brutal TKO loss to Paddy Pimblett. ‘Iron’ initially wished to struggle Conor McGregor on June 14 to conclude the TUF 31 saga, however it now seems the UFC has completely different plans for the Irishman and Chandler.
In the meantime, ‘Ahal Karaketz’, who final fought at UFC Qatar and defeated Dan Hooker, needs to struggle for the light-weight title subsequent.
Arman Tsarukyan says he supposed to struggle ‘Iron’ on June 14th
In a current roundtable dialogue on the PBD podcast, the 29-year-old Armenian spoke in regards to the endless matchup with Michael Chandler:
“They wished me to play towards Chandler (within the White Home), however then they realized that was a foul concept and selected Mauricio Ruffy.”
Take a look at Arman Tsarukyan’s remark beneath.
Chandler, 40, might retire if he cannot get again to profitable methods within the White Home. Nevertheless, if he manages to cease Luffy and get his arms up and calls out McGregor once more, will probably be fascinating to see if the UFC lastly makes this match occur.
McGregor is rumored to return at UFC 329 in July, doubtlessly alongside Max Holloway. Nevertheless, “Iron” scored a giant win on June 14th and was lastly capable of safe Pink Panty Knight.
In the meantime, Arman Tsarukyan is predicted to compete for the title later this yr. In the meantime, he needs to function backup for the light-weight title unification struggle between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje.
