There is a frequently repeated saying in the largest mixed martial arts league in the world, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), that faithfully reflects reality: Beyond the athletic level, what takes precedence is the business, the industry, … sales. in case Arman TsarukyanThis hypothesis has taken him away, at least immediately, from the opportunity to compete for the UFC lightweight belt, which is in the hands of Ilya Topuria.
The first thing to keep in mind when analyzing this situation is that Topuria has decided to take a break for several months to get her private life back on track, as she has some problems to solve. At this point, the UFC, which accepted Topuria’s argument for not defending his title in January, decided to create an interim title, whose champion would later challenge against the Georgian Spaniard. Until then everything is normal.
The exceptional thing is that the participants in this temporary title will be the Englishman Paddy Pimblett, ranked fifth in the rankings, and the American Justin Gaethje, ranked fourth, while Tsarukyan, ranked number one, fell to this opportunity despite his victory in the UFC Qatar tournament last November 22, which strengthened his position as an official contender for the title. It is a decision that raised some pimples and some tension in part of the international community, and of course in Tsarukyan himself. “This doesn’t make sense”He wrote on his webs, clearly annoyed.
The one who celebrated the situation, and the opportunity to be a temporary champion, was Buddy Pimblett, who posted a video clip showing Tsarukyan crying with artificial intelligence, mocking that the Armenian did not get the opportunity that he would have against Justin Gaethje.
Whatever the case, the fact is that Arman Tsarukyan deserved his chance directly against Ilya Topuria, which is without a doubt the most competitive fight the Georgian-Hispanic can find within the lightweight division. In fact, Dana White himself confirmed that the winner of the fight between the Armenian and Dan Hooker will be the number one contender. What he failed to add was that he would be next in line, But after Gaethje and Buddy fought over the interim period And united with Ilya Topuria. Arman Tsarukyan will have to take the long road.