Arman Tsarukyan made clear his desire to fight for the UFC's interim lightweight belt (up to 70,3 kg), even if it means facing Charles of the Bronx again. With the injury of Islam makhachev, the path to the top seems to be open for the Armenian-Russian fighter.
In an interview with 'Red Corner MMA', Tsarukyan stated that he doesn't mind facing any opponent in the top 5 to win the interim title. The athlete, who defeated Do Bronx by split decision in UFC 300, believes he dominated the fight from the second round onwards and that the victory should have been unanimous.
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“I’ve already put an end to it. I won by unanimous decision in my opinion. In every round. Yes, the first round was close, but the second and third were mine. I took him down, I dominated him standing up. So if there is a rematch for the interim title, I wouldn’t mind. I would fight anyone for the title,” Tsarukyan said.
Victorious against Charles in his last appearance, Tsarukyan ended up denying his first invitation to face Makhachev in the UFC 302. At the time, the fighter stated that two months would not be the ideal time to prepare for a title fight against the Russian. Dustin poirier He ended up being selected to perform and was defeated by the Russian via submission on June 1st.
