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Ilia Topuria Under Fire: Arman Tsarukyan Credits Dan Hooker’s Courage, Questions the Champ’s

After submitting Dan Hooker at UFC Qatar, Arman Tsarukyan wasted no time calling out UFC lightweight kingpin Ilia Topuria. Post-fight night, the No. 1 UFC lightweight contender has taken another sly dig at Topuria, accusing the latter of ducking him. The Armenian, meanwhile, praised Hooker for taking up the fight despite it being a stylistically tougher matchup for ‘The Hangman.’

At UFC Qatar, ‘Ahalkalakets’ dominated Hooker on the ground and also on the feet before submitting him in the second frame. With this win, the 29-year-old has once more cemented his place as the No.