Arman Tsarukyan stands out as the No. 1 ranked light-weight contender however he’ll need to work his approach again to a title shot.
Tsarukyan was scheduled to face champion Islam Makhachev within the UFC 311 important occasion final Saturday however pulled out of the battle the day earlier than the occasion on account of a again harm. His withdrawal pressured a shakeup to the battle card leading to Renato Moicano stepping in to tackle Makhachev and Moicano’s unique opponent, Beneil Dariush, being faraway from the battle card altogether.
Tsarukyan defined what occurred that pressured him out of UFC 311 throughout an look on The Ariel Helwani Present. “Every little thing was good however like Wednesday after coaching I went to sleep and I began to really feel my decrease again. I could not sleep all evening and I felt one thing occurred. I took some ache killers they usually did not assist, however the subsequent day I felt like it will be good, after the press convention I will begin my weight lower,” Tsarukyan stated.
“Once I began my weight lower I used to be doing bike and like that second my again like caught and I could not transfer. I could not transfer. I simply laid down,” Tsarukyan defined. “It was loopy ache. I could not do cardio. After which the UFC physician got here and began to assist me, do some PT they usually stated, ‘You are going to be alright within the morning. If you are going to really feel the identical, you possibly can’t proceed slicing weight.’ I used to be like six kilos left once I went to sleep. The ache was the identical and at like 5 a.m. I stated [to] my supervisor, ‘It is the identical ache.’ I could not transfer. My decrease again was caught and I can’t proceed.”
In the course of the UFC 311 Publish-Battle Press Convention, UFC CEO Dana White revealed that Tsarukyan won’t be getting the subsequent title shot. “He’s not getting a title shot,” White stated. “Meaning he’s going to need to battle his approach again to the title.”
“I am not stunned (White stated that). When you might have an enormous battle and also you miss your alternative, you must return and battle with anyone to deserve once more to be the No. 1 contender,” Tsarukyan stated in response to White’s feedback.
“Proper now, I beat Charles Oliveira. He is No. 2. I do not know. If it is sensible, I will battle with anyone.”
