Arman Tsarukyan is ready to do what is needed to recover UFC fans.
The top lightweight competition in January had to fight for UFC Gold against Islam Makhachev.
However, he withdrew from the fight after a back injury on the day before UFC 311.
As a result, Arman Tsarukyan dropped the pecking order of 155 pounds and lost fans who believe that he dived a fight with the man who calls Dana White the best lightweight in the UFC history.
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Arman Tsarukyan ready for short-notice UFC fights
Arman Tsarukyan choked a bellator legend when he returned to the cage on Saturday.
The 28-year-old square against Patricky 'Pitbull' Freire in a wrestling match at ADXC in Russia.
It took five rounds for Tsarukyan to tap the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt with a followed choke.
After his victory, Armenia's favorite hunter expressed his wish to serve as a backup on UFC 317 and UFC 318.
“I am not sure if that is necessary, but if they offered it, I will definitely make it a backup,” Tsarukyan said about Ilia Topuria vs Charles Oliveira, who will see a new lightweight champion in Las Vegas on June 28.
“I will be ready. I now fly back to the US and stay there in case someone is injured and they ask me if I am ready. I will say yes.”
“Absolutely positive,” Tsarukyan added when he was asked if he would also intervene for Dustin Poirier or Max Holloway, who should complete their trilogy of fights in New Orleans on July 19.
“I have to take risks now. I was injured and the injury was misinterpreted.
“The doctor did not let everyone know what really happened, so some people still think that I suppressed that fight.
“Now I just have to get back on the right track, so I'm going to do what the UFC says to do me.”
Arman Tsarukyan says he will be ready to step in as a backup for the upcoming lightweight attacks: Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier's farewell fight against Max Holloway.
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Arman Tsarukyan's beef with paddy Pimblett warms up
Paddy Pimblett pushed himself in a lightweight conflicts on UFC 314 in April.
'The Baddy' brutalized Michael Chandler in a TKO victory on the third round, which ended when he called everyone in the lightweight top five.
Pimblett, however, led to a rivalry with Tsarukyan by saying that he would rather not face him because of his history of pulling fights at the last minute.
The Englishman recently made Tsarukyan angry by calling Justin Gaethje as his favorite next opponent.
“It was clear that you spoke about trash can with zero intention to support it. Your UFC career is built on hand -outs, hype and shortcuts to the top,” he said.
Pimblett then became nuclear in his comeback and told Tsarukyan: “Rich boy who talks about hand -outs. You have received everything on a silver dish with your whole life by Dad you [clown].
“Never said that I would not fight you, it's just nobody to give you after withdrawing against Islam because of a 'back injury', we all know that your menstruated really your sausage.”