Arman Tsarukyan’s rise in the UFC lightweight division is dramatic, improbable, and – if fans are to be believed – distinctly superheroic. But the man now sometimes called “The Armenian Batman” wasn’t initially in on the joke.
Arman Tsarukyan – The Armenian Batman
It all started with a line of questioning from Mike Perry, who asked Tsarukyan what he thought about fans labeling him the “Armenian Batman – like Bruce Wayne.” Arman’s response? A confession worthy of its own comic panel: “I didn’t know who Batman was! I had to look it up – now I got Batman posters and even called Rolex for the Batman GMT watch!