Dana White kinda form of addressed rumors that he’s punishing Arman Tsarukyan for his late-notice pull-out of the UFC 311 headliner towards Islam Makhachev.
Mere hours earlier than he was scheduled to problem Makhachev for the UFC light-weight title, Tsarukyan bowed out of the bout citing a again harm. It was a stunning flip of occasions, however thankfully, Renato Moicano was able to step as much as the plate and save the principle occasion.
Addressing among the chatter after Thursday’s Energy Slap occasion in Riyadh, White supplied little in the best way of an evidence. As an alternative, he merely informed everybody that they’ll must “watch and see” how the story performs out.
Dana White is requested if the explanation Arman Tsarukyan misplaced his title shot is as a result of the UFC is upset with him:
“I know there’s a lot of conspiracy theories out there about this.
You’ll just have to watch and see how this plays out.” 👀#UFC #MMApic.twitter.com/Rpk7kTqmmz
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) January 30, 2025
“I know there’s a lot of conspiracy theories out there about this,” White mentioned. “You’ll just have to watch and see how this plays out.”
Arman Tsarukyan names ‘Do Bronx’ and Michael Chandler as potential opponents After Dana White’s title snub
Whereas Arman Tsarukyan continues to be listed because the top-ranked contender within the light-weight division, he’ll must struggle his method again into the great graces of the UFC earlier than incomes his first crack at 155-pound gold.
Because it seems, ‘Ahalkalakets’ already has a few large names in thoughts for his return to the Octagon later this 12 months.
“Islam [Makhachev] gonna come back in summer or October,” Tsarukyan mentioned on the JAXXON podcast. “He’s not gonna fight in April, May or June. Maybe Islam gonna move to 170, and I can fight Charles [Oliveira]. Or if they aren’t going to do that, then I’m gonna fight with Michael Chandler.”
Tsarukyan already holds a victory over ‘Do Bronx,’ besting the Brazilian fan favourite by way of cut up resolution at UFC 300.
As for Michael Chandler, the previous Bellator titleholder has misplaced 4 of his final 5, however nonetheless holds the No. 7 spot within the light-weight rankings so he might be a viable opponent for Tsarukyan.
