Morning Report: Arman Tsarukyan says he ‘needs Michael Chandler’s name on my list,’ expects top 5 opponent next

Arman Tsarukyan is aware of what he needs subsequent.

Within the UFC Vegas 75 co-main occasion this previous weekend, Tsarukyan acquired again on a profitable streak along with his seventh UFC win in 9 appearances. The 26-year-old Georgian took care of enterprise, shelling out injury to Joaquim Silva en path to a third-round TKO from punches.

Tsarukyan has been touted as the most effective and brightest rising younger skills whatever the division since his promotional debut towards the long run light-weight champion Islam Makhachev in April 2019. Makhechev bested the newcomer, however the high-level grappling exchanges left many impressed by Tsarukyan’s admirable effort and he’s now a fixture inside the 155-pound high 10. Subsequently, his pairing with the unranked Silva was an odd one to simply about everybody within the MMA neighborhood. Assuming issues disintegrate between Michael Chandler and Conor McGregor after The Final Fighter 31, Tsarukyan hopes he can lastly get his palms on the previous Bellator titlist.

“That combat, it is sensible,” Tsarukyan instructed The Schmo. “That combat give me a number of alternative. Michael Chandler, he’s a star in our division. He has a number of expertise and I want his title on my listing. I wanna beat him, I wanna knock him out and present who’s the brand new era.”

Boasting a formidable 20-3 report, Tsarukyan’s solely different loss within the octagon got here through unanimous determination reverse his fellow high 10 contender Mateusz Gamrot. The considered Tsarukyan profitable was a comparatively frequent dialogue after the bout regardless of all three judges agreeing on Gamrot because the winner. With every efficiency, he solely feels he’s leveling up and deserves an elite-tier title.

“Undoubtedly it’s gonna be somebody from high 5,” Tsarukyan stated of his subsequent combat. “They’ll’t give me somebody from like high 15 or unranked as a result of I deserve [after] I completed this man and I’m right here. They gotta give me somebody from the highest and I need to get the title shot.

“I really feel so assured as a result of once I spar with fighters, I really feel so significantly better than them. I simply really feel like I can beat all people and I do know in the event that they’re gonna give me somebody from high 5, I’m gonna present my efficiency and my form.”

Tsarukyan’s final aim is, after all, to turn out to be the UFC light-weight champion.

Having secured back-to-back wins for the reason that June 2022 Gamrot defeat, Tsarukyan is going through an uphill climb with some required endurance. Makhachev is probably going subsequent defending in one other rematch with the person he gained the belt from, Charles Oliveira. After that, issues get attention-grabbing with the winner of Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje 2 at UFC 291. Ultimately, Tsarukyan needs to be the one to dethrone the brand new divisional kingpin and get his redemption.

“I wanna combat for the title with Islam Makhachev as a result of now we have a narrative,” Tsarukyan stated. “My first combat was with Islam Makhachev. It was quick discover and hopefully, once I’m gonna combat with him, they gonna give me a number of time for getting ready then I’m gonna beat him.”

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UFC Jacksonville promo.

Free combat.

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Gaethje’s Highway to Utah.

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Shrug.

Lion.

Dad.

Signing.

Attachments.

Again at it.

Cowboy.

Cool hoodie.

Seaside sesh.

Vietnam.

What is occurring?

Henry Cejudo (16-3) vs. Marlon Vera (20-8-1); UFC 292, Aug. 19

Kai Kara-France (24-11, 1 NC) vs. Manel Kape (18-6); UFC 293, Sept. 10

Not fairly positive who the right subsequent matchup for Tsarukyan is but it surely undeniably needs to be a ranked man.

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