Arman Tsarukyan Asks UFC Brass for Forgiveness, Title Shot

Arman Tsarukyan vows not to repeat the mistakes that have seemingly cost him a title shot.

Tsarukyan was scheduled to challenge Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title last year. However, Tsarukyan irked the UFC brass by pulling out a day before the fight, citing a back injury. Despite being the top contender, Tsarukyan was sidelined from the title picture as punishment when Makhachev vacated the title and moved up. To compensate, Tsarukyan weighed in as the backup fighter as Ilia Topuria won the vacant title against Charles Oliveira.

Tsarukyan (23-3) finally hoped to secure a title shot with his stoppage win over Dan Hooker this past November. However, “Ahalkalakets” had to watch from the…