Arman Tsarukyan has responded to Ilia Topuria’s recent comments. For context, Topuria recently appeared in an interview with @eldoberdanMMA during which he took shots at ‘Ahalkalakets,’ among others. El Matador’ highlighted Tsarukyan’s UFC 311 pullout.
Earlier this year, the Armenian fighter was slated to meet then-lightweight champion Islam Makhachev in a rematch. However, Tsarukyan withdrew from the title bout in the final hours because of a back injury.
After this pullout, to get back in the good graces of the promotion and secure another title opportunity, ‘Ahalkalakets’ made weight for UFC 317 and served as backup, submitted Dan Hooker at UFC Qatar, and now wants to serve as backup for the UFC 324 headliner in which Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett will fight for the interim lightweight championship.