Tsarukyan hast lost his opportunity to rematch champion Islam Makhachev following his late-notice withdrawal from the main event of UFC 311 at Intuit Dome. The news was revealed by UFC CEO Dana White on Saturday night at the post-fight press conference.
When asked who was next in line, Makhachev welcomed all challengers to the Octagon in L.A - though, it doesn't look to be #1 contender Arman Tsarukyan. "No," UFC CEO Dana White said, when asked if Tsarukyan gets rebooked for a title fight at the UFC 311 ...
After the fallout at UFC 311, Dana White confirms that Arman Tsarukyan will not be next to fight Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title.
Dana White denies Arman Tsarukyan a title shot against Islam Makhachev, stating the rising contender won’t get his chance yet.
The ride to UFC 311 had some last-minute bumps in the road when would-be lightweight title challenger Arman Tsarukyan suffered a back injury Friday that forced his withdrawal from a main-event rematch with champion Islam Makhachev, resulting in a Renato Moicano detour on a day's notice.
After Dana White dismissed Arman Tsarukyan as the next lightweight title challenger following his UFC 311 withdrawal, the Armenian agreed with a callout.
Arman Tsarukyan responded to UFC CEO Dana White's statement denying him a title shot next. Tsarukyan had to withdraw from his lightweight title fight against champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 311 due to a back injury sustained on the day of weigh-ins.
Dana White announced a major change to the UFC 311 pay-per-view card this Saturday in Los Angeles. Just hours before the official weigh-in on Friday, White and the matchmakers got word that Arman Tsarukyan has an ailing back and that he wouldn’t be able to compete this weekend against Islam Makhachev.
UFC lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan has no issue with re-earning a title shot following Dana White's comments on Saturday.
Dricus du Plessis provided a two-word reference to Khabib Nurmagomedov when asked about Islam Makhachev wanting to fight at middleweight.
During the weigh-ins for UFC 311, it started to become clear that something had gone wrong with Arman Tsarukyan and that he may not appear on the scales. It was later revealed by Dana White that he had suffered an injury, and the fight was changed at late notice.