Fighter Arman Tsarukyan discloses outlandish hypothesis regarding his pullout from UFC 311 event
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In a candid conversation on the MONK3 YouTube channel, UFC's former lightweight title contender Arman Tsarukyan shared a wild fan theory on why he didn't turn up for the second bout against Islam Makhachev. Here's what he had to say:
"Word on the street was Khabib didn't want Islam to lose to me. So he tossed me some fight dough to fly the coop for UFC 311."
A quick recap: This much-anticipated rematch was supposed to headline UFC 311, but at the eleventh hour, Tsarukyan had to bail due to some back trouble. It's worth noting Tsarukyan suffered a unanimous defeat to Makhachev back in October 2019, a battle most consider one of the toughest in the current P4P UFC champion's career.
At the moment, Tsarukyan's on a four-fight win streak, with two of those victories coming via finish. Who will he face next in the Octagon remains to be seen.
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According to the latest intel, there's no concrete proof or even a whisper of Khabib Nurmagomedov paying Arman Tsarukyan to sit out the UFC 311 rematch with Islam Makhachev. The cancellation seems totally unrelated to any sneaky financial dealings with Khabib, with no such claims spotted in the grapevine.
It's worth noting that Khabib publicly vouched for Tsarukyan as Makhachev's most competitive potential challenger, stating that Tsarukyan poses a more significant threat than Ilia Topuria[3][5]. The theory also doesn't resonate with reliable MMA outlets like BJPenn.com and Bloody Elbow, which suggest this fan theory lacks any factual grounding[3][5].
- Despite a fan theory suggesting otherwise, there doesn't appear to be any concrete evidence that bookmaker Khabib Nurmagomedov paid Arman Tsarukyan to withdraw from the UFC 311 rematch against Islam Makhachev.
- In the current P4P rankings, Arman Tsarukyan's unanimous defeat to Islam Makhachev in October 2019 is considered one of the toughest battles in Makhachev's career, making their potential rematch in the sports arena a highly anticipated event.
- Tsarukyan's win streak in the octagon, with two finishes, adds to the anticipation of who his next opponent might be, as he is recognized as one of the toughest opponents Pakistan's Khabib Nurmagomedov has supposedly endorsed as a potential challenge to Islam Makhachev.
