Ahead of his main event duties at UFC Vegas 57, we look at whether the Armenian mixed martial artist is married
Arman Tsarukyan has emerged as the silent assassin of the lightweight division in recent times. With his impeccable pedigree in wrestling, and a well-rounded approach towards the game, memories of Tsarukyan dominating some of the clinch work, and grappling exchanges against an elite fighter like Islam Makhachev still run fresh in the minds of MMA fans.
The Armenian- Russian fighter holds the coveted Master of sports title in MMA and wrestling. Arman entered the UFC with a staggering 13-1 record, with his only loss coming in his second fight via knockout. He made his UFC debut against Islam Makhachev in what was a fast-paced high-level grappling delight, with high-level wrestling exchanges. Arman lost the fight via a unanimous decision, but the fight earned him the Fight of the Night bonus.
Since then he has been on a five-fight win streak inside the UFC, with 3 decision victories and two TKOs. He has also received two performance of the night bonus in the UFC for his fights against Christos Giagos and Joel Álvarez.
Arman Tsarukyan has maintained complete seclusion when it comes to his private life. However, during a recent interview with ESPN reporter Brett Okamoto, he was asked about his short-notice fight with top-ranked lightweight Islam Makhachev. Arman Tsarukyan disclosed that he was just married before the fight with Islam Makhachev in St Petersburg in Russia. Although he did not jump into the finer details, we can confirm that the young Armenian fighter is a married man.
The talent-stacked lightweight division is seeing a fresh crop of talent emerging up in ranks, and amongst them is 25 years old Armenian-Russian fighter Arman Tsarukyan. Tipped to be the big thing at 155 lbs., Arman is one of the most complete young fighters in the game today.
Not too long back, Tsarukyan engaged in a war of words with MMA fan favorite and striking maven Dan Hooker, expressing interest in fighting the top dog of the division. However, Hooker has been on a perpetual slant since then, losing four out of past five fights.
Tsarukyan has edged past Hooker in rankings, and his last loss came against top-ranked Islam Makhachev back in 2019 via decision. Tsarukyan is scheduled to face Mateusz Gamrot on June 25, 2022.
MMA journalist James Lynch recently spoke to Tsarukyan and informed that Hooker is set to return to the lightweight division after competing at featherweight in his last fight. He asked the young fighter whether he’s still keen on the idea of that fight, to which Tsarukyan responded by stating:
“No, no. Now, he’s not a good fighter, you know. Before? Yes. He lost his last two or three fights, you know. And he beat someone from unranked guys, you know. Like, what’s his name? Nasrat [Haqparast]. Yeah, Nasrat.”
“And he [Hooker] is not interesting for me, you know, because it wastes time to beat him. You know, just, if I beat him, they say, ‘Oh, he lost fights.’” Tsarukyan reiterated that Hooker is on a losing streak and added: “It’s no point to beat him now.”
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