Arman Tsarukyan Eyes UFC 324 Backup Role

Arman TsarukyanArman Tsarukyan will be present in Las Vegas during the UFC 324 fight week. Tsarukyan recently stated that he wishes to be the official backup for the UFC 324 headliner, in which Paddy Pimblett and Justin Gaethje will lock horns for the interim lightweight strap.

Ahalkalakets’ received his title opportunity earlier this year at UFC 311 when Islam Makhachev was the lightweight champion. However, Tsarukyan withdrew from the bout at the eleventh hour because of a back injury he sustained while cutting weight.

After that, to get back in the good graces of the UFC, Tsarukyan made weight for the UFC 317 headliner, serving as the official backup. Recently, he fought Dan Hooker and won…