UFC Lightweight Competent Arman Tsarukyan is one of the few who has shaken the knockout of Ilia Topuria on UFC 317.
Ilia Topuria completed his conquest to become a two-division UFC champion by turning Charles Oliveira on UFC 317. Only a few minutes in the first round Topuria Oliveira caught with a right hand that Oliveira beat out the canvas.
It was a stunning finish of an exciting night at UFC 317. Topuria had a heated faceoff with Paddy Pimblett in T-Mobile Arena after he was asked about his first lightweight title defense.
Another name in the mix to be Topuria's first title Challenger, is Arman Tsarukyan, who weighed like the backup on UFC 317. Tsarukyan was supposed to fight against Islam Makhakev earlier this year on UFC 311 before he withdrew on hours of cancellation.
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Arman Tsarukyan makes daring claims about potential Ilia Topuria -Matchup
Although Tsarukyan may have to earn at least one victory before earning another potential title shot, he looks ahead to a confrontation with Topuria. After beating Oliveira on UFC 300 last year, Tsarukyan believes that Topuria is an easier test than the former title holder.
In a recent interview with Daniel Cormier, Tsarukyan compared Matching Topuria with his UFC 300 fight with Oliveira.
“I'm going to hit him, kick him. I looked at his first fight and he was struggling a bit, and he got so tired, and he has never fought a wrestler like me,” Tsarukyan said about Topuria.
“Bryce Mitchell, he's the worst hunter at 145, he took him down and kept him out of a crazy position. And I can see that he is not high level, it's not WWE. I can't wait to show everyone …
“I send Topuria back to the top 15 pound-for-pounds. For me it is easier to fight against Topuria than Oliveira. You can bring it down a thousand times, because he is not going to try to stitch or something like that.”
Tsarukyan was not happy with Topuria opposite Pimblett, instead of him, after UFC 317. Demetrious Johnson and others believe that Tsarukyan is the most deserving competition who is the first lightweight title defense of Topuria.
Ilia Topuria chose to beat Prime Conor McGregor by one of the former rivals of Irish stars
After Topuria had demanded a second UFC title, the comparisons with Conor McGregor have been unbridled in recent days. One of McGregor's former enemies chose Topuria to beat a Prime McGregor in a fantasy matchup.
McGregor has not fought anymore since he sealed his leg against Dustin Poirier on UFC 264. He was supposed to return to UFC 303 last year before he withdrew because of injury.
Topuria called McGregor after winning the UFC -Fedweight title on UFC 298 without success. McGregor remains sidelined, and from this letter it is doubtful that he will soon return to the Octagon.