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.
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 says Arman Tsarukyan has missed out on his chance at UFC gold following his UFC 311 removal due to an injury.
Arman Tsarukyan falling out of UFC 311 cost him a shot at the lightweight title and now he has to get back in line.
Dana White denies Arman Tsarukyan a title shot against Islam Makhachev, stating the rising contender won’t get his chance yet.
After Dana White dismissed Arman Tsarukyan as the next lightweight title challenger following his UFC 311 withdrawal, the Armenian agreed with a callout.
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 ...
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.
Following UFC 311, Dana White has revealed that Arman Tsarukyan will not get the next lightweight title shot after his withdrawal from the main event.
UFC lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan has no issue with re-earning a title shot following Dana White's comments on Saturday.
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.
Arman Tsarukyan's dream turned into a nightmare this past Friday when he suffered a last-minute injury ahead of UFC 311. UFC's first pay-per-view event of 2025 was supposed to feature a hotly anticipated lightweight title rematch between champion Islam ...