#1 UFC Lightweight Competent Arman Tsarukyan will return earlier instead of later.
Unfortunately it is not the UFC title fight that he wanted against champion Islam Makhachev, a Bout Tsarukyan withdrew earlier this year to UFC 311 due to a last-minute back injury.
The 28-year-old worked his way to a title possibility with impressive victories on Beneil Dariush and Charles Oliveira, where he barely defeated the former champion at UFC 300 last year last year.
9-1 In his last 10 fights, Tsarukyan has not participated since.
Ready to fight everyone to prove that he is worthy of a new crack in the lightweight belt of Makhachev, Arman Tsarukyan Journeys outside the Octagon.
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Arman Tsarukyan booked for grab competition in Karate Combat
In the short term, Tsarukyan is said to be part of a struggling competition this Friday 2 May on Karate Combat 54 as part of their PIT interpretation series.
As reported for the first time by Ariel Helwani, Tsarukyan will compete against Makkasharip Zaynukov, a colleague MMA hunter and teammate of UFC champion Makhachev.
The wrestling match is disputed with a catch of 175 pounds from Dubai.
Tsarukyan vs. Zaynukov is the newest addition to the Karate Combat 54 card with former UFC stars such as Muhammad Mokaev and 'Smile'n' Sam Alvey, who fights against Tyrone Spong in the headliner.
Who is Arman Tsarukyan Makkasharip Zaynukov's opponent?
Makkasharip Zaynukov Vechten from Dagestan, just like his teammate Islam Makhachev, is an MMA hunter with a pro-record of 16-4.
Zaynukov has fought in countless promotions outside the UFC, such as VAE Warriors, RCC and GFC.
The Russian recently made its PFL debut last October on the PFL Super Fights card and defeated a 9-4 Dedrek Sanders in a lightweight fight.
Only two of the 16 wins of Zaynukov came through submission. We will see how the teammate of Makhachev gets up on Friday the top-seed lightweight Arman Tsarukyan.