Arman Tsarukyan shares details of a Justin Gaethje fight that was rejected by the UFC, shedding light on what happened behind the scenes.

With UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) looking for fresh blood, Gaethje thinks he can jump into the title opportunity with an impressive showing against Fiziev. Gaethje edged out Fiziev by majority decision at UFC 286.

Following Dan Hooker's UFC 313 withdrawal, he and Arman Tsarukyan have been locked into a war of words, potentially setting up for a grudge match.

Dan Hooker ridiculed Arman Tsarukyan for pulling out of UFC 311, and Tsarukyan made sure to return the favor. "Daddy can't buy you a backbone." That's what Hooker said of Tsarukyan's last-minute withdrawal from his scheduled title fight against Islam Makhachev (via Submission Radio).

Islam Makhachev is the current UFC lightweight champion. Not only does he reign supreme over today's crop of 155-pound fighters, he has an argument to be considered the greatest lightweight of all time. After all, he has more title defenses than anyone else in the division's history.

Arman Tsarukyan claims he didn't turn down a fight against Justin Gaethje at UFC 313. Here's why they won't be fighting.

Henry Cejudo believes Ilia Topuria should receive a UFC lightweight title shot against Islam Makhachev in his first fight at 155 pounds.

Lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan says he agreed to fight Justin Gaethje on short notice, but it didn't come to fruition because the UFC wasn't able to grant him his request of a catchweight bout.

Ilia Topuria is chasing down Islam Makhachev, with the hopes of defeating the Russian to claim the UFC lightweight title. However, not everyone believes the Spanish-Georgian ought to go straight into a title fight in his new division. Instead, a UFC legend is insistent that he must first prove that he has the minerals to compete at 155 pounds.

Makhachev is the bigger fighter and cut significant weight to make the 155-pound limit. Topuria will also cut weight to make 155, but he will have a much easier process. Size matters much more in the UFC than in boxing, as the sport’s wrestling component is massive.

The war of words between Dan Hooker and Arman Tsarukyan continues, with 'The Hangman' taking to X/Twitter with his latest wave of trash talk.

Last month, Dan Hooker ridiculed Arman Tsarukyan for pulling out of UFC ... withdrawal from his scheduled title fight against Islam Makhachev (via Submission Radio). The #1 contender ended up ...