Arman Tsarukyan Issues Statement Amid Uncertainty Regarding Next Fight

[legedema]

What has that to do with anything?

what has that to do with IV ?
you are accusing without a proof and think this is for real

 

[Conan the K-9]

what has that to do with IV ?
you are accusing without a proof and think this is for real

Maybe you should read my post again.

 

[legedema]

Okay I get Islam needs protection with a paddy match up I get it, give him paddy while the best contenders fight eachother.

By the way I don't hate islam it's his manager whom I hate. To be very perfectly clear I dislike kamaru Usman about 10 times more than islam. Islam is a much better fighter than. Usman but like Usman always looks for the easiest path availible, because that's what his puppet master says to do

where did you get this Paddy nonsense , where did you hear that Islam wants to fight Paddy next for the title ?
you are thinking about something and later on you believe your own idea is what Islam also wants.
or is this again you mind reading ?

 

[legedema]

Exactly. There is less proof for Arman not being able to make weight, than Tiramisus using IVs in Perth.

so , let me understand what you are trying to say here.

my understanding is you are saying there is no proof of Arman not being able to make weight.,and this argument you put together with some guys talking using IV in Perth which was never confirmed by anyone

 

[RockyLockridge]

where did you get this Paddy nonsense , where did you hear that Islam wants to fight Paddy next for the title ?
you are thinking about something and later on you believe your own idea is what Islam also wants.
or is this again you mind reading ?

I dont read minds. I make predictions based on previous behavior. I read the writing on the wall and I read between the lines. Something you're incapable of.

Islam has been planting the seeds of this match up for quite some time. He expressed interest in that fight because it's what he wants. I've not seen him express interest in armen or Illa. as a matter of fact he wanted to not fight Armen because it's a rematch. same thing for charles. even though we know the armen rematch is a compeltely different fight now but it's a blanket statement. I could find him saying that if you like.

Islam Makhachev previously stated he'd fight Paddy Pimblett on one condition which 'The Baddy' has now achieved

Pimblett is closing in on a lightweight title shot after his impressive performance at UFC 314

bloodyelbow.com

here's another one of his cheerleaders doing your job for you, here you can see daniel cormier AGREES with Islam confirming this is also Islam's belief.

Daniel Cormier: Islam Makhachev right not to want rematches with Charles Oliveira or Arman Tsarukyan next

Daniel Cormier explains why he agrees with UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev for wanting fresh challenges. When asked if he'd rather run things back with Charles Oliveira or Arman Tsarukyan next, Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) said he prefers a new challenge

mmajunkie.usatoday.com

So in summation: islam wants a fresh challenge (like paddy but not Illa) and doesn't want to fight rematches even if those people undeniably deserve it, Doesn't mean he wont sign to fight them but it does mean if given a choice, He won't. Which is all I've maintained through this all. he's like the Anti-Dricus Du Plessi. Dricus du plessi didn't want to rematch sean strickland because he felt khamzat deserved it more. and he's right to say that. he's not avoidng his hardest challenges, he's banging on their door asking them to come out. Islam doesn't do that. he waits till fights are booked and tries to catch people on quick turn arounds. (see ufc 300)

 

[Conan the K-9]

so , let me understand what you are trying to say here.

my understanding is you are saying there is no proof of Arman not being able to make weight.,and this argument you put together with some guys talking using IV in Perth which was never confirmed by anyone

What proof do you got on Arman not being able to make weight? And is it confirmed?

 

[RockyLockridge]

What proof do you got on Arman not being able to make weight? And is it confirmed?

I mean he never stepped on the scale so we don't know if it's true or false. but i guess we can look at the situation and extrapolate conclusions based on what we can see and not what we are told.

Unless it's about islam of course, then you can't do that and you need a source.

 

[legedema]

I dont read minds. I make predictions based on previous behavior. I read the writing on the wall and I read between the lines. Something you're incapable of.

Islam has been planting the seeds of this match up for quite some time. He expressed interest in that fight because it's what he wants. I've not seen him express interest in armen or Illa. as a matter of fact he wanted to not fight Armen because it's a rematch. same thing for charles. even though we know the armen rematch is a compeltely different fight now but it's a blanket statement. I could find him saying that if you like.

Islam Makhachev previously stated he'd fight Paddy Pimblett on one condition which 'The Baddy' has now achieved

Pimblett is closing in on a lightweight title shot after his impressive performance at UFC 314

bloodyelbow.com

here's another one of his cheerleaders doing your job for you, here you can see daniel cormier AGREES with Islam confirming this is also Islam's belief.

Daniel Cormier: Islam Makhachev right not to want rematches with Charles Oliveira or Arman Tsarukyan next

Daniel Cormier explains why he agrees with UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev for wanting fresh challenges. When asked if he'd rather run things back with Charles Oliveira or Arman Tsarukyan next, Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) said he prefers a new challenge

mmajunkie.usatoday.com

So in summation: islam wants a fresh challenge (like paddy but not Illa) and doesn't want to fight rematches even if those people undeniably deserve it, Doesn't mean he wont sign to fight them but it does mean if given a choice, He won't. Which is all I've maintained through this all. he's like the Anti-Dricus Du Plessi. Dricus du plessi didn't want to rematch sean strickland because he felt khamzat deserved it more. and he's right to say that. he's not avoidng his hardest challenges, he's banging on their door asking them to come out. Islam doesn't do that. he waits till fights are booked and tries to catch people on quick turn arounds. (see ufc 300)

dude , this is from Umar vs. Sandhagen time.
he was asked about Paddy and he replied when he deserve , why not.I see nothing wrong here.if he would say no, you would say he is afraid of Paddy.

but again, you are making wrong predictions and reading the writings on the wall wrong.
Islam always said that he don't like rematches but he agreed to fight Arman because Arman was the next deserving in line. he never refused to fight Arman even he said that he doesn't like rematches.
and again you are trying badly to put Islam on a negative side.above interview tells nothing for today and Islam is not looking to fight Paddy. this is just your imagination.
so far,Islam didn't ask to fight Paddy for a title. why is it so hard for you to understand that

 

[legedema]

I dont read minds. I make predictions based on previous behavior. I read the writing on the wall and I read between the lines. Something you're incapable of.

Islam has been planting the seeds of this match up for quite some time. He expressed interest in that fight because it's what he wants. I've not seen him express interest in armen or Illa. as a matter of fact he wanted to not fight Armen because it's a rematch. same thing for charles. even though we know the armen rematch is a compeltely different fight now but it's a blanket statement. I could find him saying that if you like.

Islam Makhachev previously stated he'd fight Paddy Pimblett on one condition which 'The Baddy' has now achieved

Pimblett is closing in on a lightweight title shot after his impressive performance at UFC 314

bloodyelbow.com

here's another one of his cheerleaders doing your job for you, here you can see daniel cormier AGREES with Islam confirming this is also Islam's belief.

Daniel Cormier: Islam Makhachev right not to want rematches with Charles Oliveira or Arman Tsarukyan next

Daniel Cormier explains why he agrees with UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev for wanting fresh challenges. When asked if he'd rather run things back with Charles Oliveira or Arman Tsarukyan next, Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) said he prefers a new challenge

mmajunkie.usatoday.com

So in summation: islam wants a fresh challenge (like paddy but not Illa) and doesn't want to fight rematches even if those people undeniably deserve it, Doesn't mean he wont sign to fight them but it does mean if given a choice, He won't. Which is all I've maintained through this all. he's like the Anti-Dricus Du Plessi. Dricus du plessi didn't want to rematch sean strickland because he felt khamzat deserved it more. and he's right to say that. he's not avoidng his hardest challenges, he's banging on their door asking them to come out. Islam doesn't do that. he waits till fights are booked and tries to catch people on quick turn arounds. (see ufc 300)

boy , this is from Umar vs. Sandhagen time.
he was asked about Paddy and he replied when he deserve , why not

What proof do you got on Arman not being able to make weight? And is it confirmed?

I never said that Arman was not able to make weight. you at the other side accused Islam for IV without and base

 

[RockyLockridge]

boy , this is from Umar vs. Sandhagen time.
he was asked about Paddy and he replied when he deserve , why not?

Yeah I know he did. Which is expressing interest. Which is my point he's been talking about paddy for a while now.. And he expressed no interest in Armen and illa. So expect paddy Vs islam because we all know that's the match up you and his fans want while more proven contenders like illa and Armen fight eachother as you say it makes "the most sense"

Could you be more transparent in your protection of this man? Just say Islam should have to fight either illa or Armen next like a rational person, then maybe you could be looked at as something other than a flamboyant fanboy.

 

[RockyLockridge]

dude , this is from Umar vs. Sandhagen time.
he was asked about Paddy and he replied when he deserve , why not.I see nothing wrong here.if he would say no, you would say he is afraid of Paddy.

but again, you are making wrong predictions and reading the writings on the wall wrong.
Islam always said that he don't like rematches but he agreed to fight Arman because Arman was the next deserving in line. he never refused to fight Arman even he said that he doesn't like rematches.
and again you are trying badly to put Islam on a negative side.above interview tells nothing for today and Islam is not looking to fight Paddy. this is just your imagination.
so far,Islam didn't ask to fight Paddy for a title. why is it so hard for you to understand that

who are you talking to?

this sounds like you're responding to the wrong person or you've forgotten the topic of discussion I never said islam wont fight who is put infront of him, Only that he will take the easiest viable path when offered. If he was offered Armen, illa and paddy, he'd pick paddy. (like you want him to) so that Illa and armen can fight eachother, then he'd offer the winner a title fight on a 7 week turn around(like armen vs oliveria), and when they decline because of damage taken in the fight he moves on to fight dustin again or whoever.

pretty transparent how ali does this, not sure why you celebrate it

 

[mmadeewana]

I really think he had no back injury,just a failed cut.

 

[Ghostoftheville]

I'm tired of the attitudes of MMA fighters these days, pulling out of fights the moment things don't go their way. MMA fighters used to fight sick and injured 20 years ago. You signed a contract and people paid money to buy tickets to your fight, including often booking flights/hotels to come watch.

Fighters would fight injured because that's the only way they would get promotions to cover their medical bills. They weren't doing it because they were tougher, or some ridiculous notion of owing spectators.

The only way to get surgery on the torn ACL and avoid a six figure medical bill as an independent contractor was to pop painkillers and put up with your injury for one more fight.

 

[legedema]

who are you talking to?

this sounds like you're responding to the wrong person or you've forgotten the topic of discussion I never said islam wont fight who is put infront of him, Only that he will take the easiest viable path when offered. If he was offered Armen, illa and paddy, he'd pick paddy. (like you want him to) so that Illa and armen can fight eachother, then he'd offer the winner a title fight on a 7 week turn around(like armen vs oliveria), and when they decline because of damage taken in the fight he moves on to fight dustin again or whoever.

pretty transparent how ali does this, not sure why you celebrate it

dude, in what world are you living ? all you do is making assumptions and believing in those.
Islam was not offered Paddy, so he is not chasing Paddy.
if you say he would chose , that means it is just your opinion, not a fact.
fact is , Islam agreed to fight Arman but Arman was not there.you see this is not my opinion, this also not what I was thinking, this is what happened

 

[legedema]

Yeah I know he did. Which is expressing interest. Which is my point he's been talking about paddy for a while now.. And he expressed no interest in Armen and illa. So expect paddy Vs islam because we all know that's the match up you and his fans want while more proven contenders like illa and Armen fight eachother as you say it makes "the most sense"

Could you be more transparent in your protection of this man? Just say Islam should have to fight either illa or Armen next like a rational person, then maybe you could be looked at as something other than a flamboyant fanboy.

again , this interview was during Umar vs. Sandhagen and you are saying Islam expressed no interest in Arman.
this interview might be around august 2024 and Islam agreed after this interview in January 2025 to fight Arman. which means he agreed to fight Arman which at he same time means you are totally wrong by saying Islam expressed no interest in Arman. and again, what happened is Islam was thereabout Arman not.
I am not saying Arman run away,I am sure he had his reasons but fact is this fight didn't happen because Arman puled out.
coming to your next point.I would love to see Islam fighting the winner of Arman vs. Ilia.

guess Arman will be punished by UFC for pulling out and will not get immediate title shot and Ilia needs to prove himself at LW. this is just my opinion but UFC will decide who's next for Islam

 

[RockyLockridge]

this is just my opinion but UFC will decide who's next for Islam

and if it's not Illa or Armen it's a complete and total farce.

how you can't see this is just beyond me.

 

[Conan the K-9]

I never said that Arman was not able to make weight. you at the other side accused Islam for IV without and base

I replied to an another poster, who said that the Arman not being able to make weight theory is just fan fiction (which is true). And there is even less proof for that than for other recent accusations.

As a foolish fan boy, you of course got then all riled up and started some silly nonsense to protect your boi. Parrots going to parrot.

 

[Alpha_T83]

Fighters would fight injured because that's the only way they would get promotions to cover their medical bills. They weren't doing it because they were tougher, or some ridiculous notion of owing spectators.

The only way to get surgery on the torn ACL and avoid a six figure medical bill as an independent contractor was to pop painkillers and put up with your injury for one more fight.

I'm not saying fighters should fight with a torn ACL. That's obviously an injury that should have surgery to address it immediately.

But fighters are CLEARLY pulling out of fights when they have bad weight cuts. If you medically can't make the weight, then take the hit and just miss weight and go to the fight. Or make the weight, and yes you will be physically more drained from the bad weight cut, but tough luck. That's your fault for having a bad weight cut. Pulling out because of a bad weight cut should result in the athletic commissions banning the fighter from said weight class (and below) for 3 fights.

Arman had no medically valid excuse to pull out. His vague claims of back pain and a pinched nerve are not only unable to be substantiated, but they also aren't even a valid excuse to pull out of a fight. Daniel Cormier fought Derrick Lewis with horrible back pain and he still showed up and did his job.

Dana obviously knows something about Arman's decision to pull out of the fight, and knows that it wasn't acceptable.

 

[Ghostoftheville]

I'm not saying fighters should fight with a torn ACL. That's obviously an injury that should have surgery to address it immediately.

But fighters are CLEARLY pulling out of fights when they have bad weight cuts. If you medically can't make the weight, then take the hit and just miss weight and go to the fight. Or make the weight, and yes you will be physically more drained from the bad weight cut, but tough luck. That's your fault for having a bad weight cut. Pulling out because of a bad weight cut should result in the athletic commissions banning the fighter from said weight class (and below) for 3 fights.

Arman had no medically valid excuse to pull out. His vague claims of back pain and a pinched nerve are not only unable to be substantiated, but they also aren't even a valid excuse to pull out of a fight. Daniel Cormier fought Derrick Lewis with horrible back pain and he still showed up and did his job.

Dana obviously knows something about Arman's decision to pull out of the fight, and knows that it wasn't acceptable.

And at what point do they decide what is or isn't a good enough excuse? The fighters doctor? A UFC approved doctor? Back pain is obviously vague, but no two issues are the same.

Your whole complaint is that YOU don't know the severity. YOU feel that Arman should suck it up and throw away his title shot because YOU wanted to see the fight.

How often do fighters receive title shots? Dustin has had the luxury of being incredibly popular so he's fought the last 3 champs. Arman won 9 of his last 10, the loss was close and he sat for nearly a year. Fighting hurt, or fighting the champ in what would essentially be a non-title bout would just be foolish.

 

[Alpha_T83]

And at what point do they decide what is or isn't a good enough excuse? The fighters doctor? A UFC approved doctor? Back pain is obviously vague, but no two issues are the same.

Your whole complaint is that YOU don't know the severity. YOU feel that Arman should suck it up and throw away his title shot because YOU wanted to see the fight.

How often do fighters receive title shots? Dustin has had the luxury of being incredibly popular so he's fought the last 3 champs. Arman won 9 of his last 10, the loss was close and he sat for nearly a year. Fighting hurt, or fighting the champ in what would essentially be a non-title bout would just be foolish.

Your entire argument was pointless and then at the end you reveal that you agree fighters should pull out of fights if they have a bad weight cut, rather than honor their contract. Sorry but if you miss weight, you should fight in the non-title fight and accept your failures.

Any fighter that would do this is a gutless coward that doesn't deserve to fight in the UFC.