Promotional boss, Dana White has confirmed Arman Tsarukyan won’t function in an instantaneous title rebooking with Islam Makhachev after his withdrawal from UFC 311 over the course of the weekend, claiming the Armenian will seemingly should first go “again to the drafting board.
Remaining primary within the official light-weight rankings, would-be title challenger and occasion headliner, Tsarukyan was pressured to withdraw from his UFC 311 rematch with Russian foe, Makhachev — citing a again harm suffered in the course of the ultimate hours of his weight lower early Friday morning.
And changed by streaking Brazilian contender, Renato Moicano no only a day’s discover, Tsarukyan’s fill-in was stopped with relative ease by common-foe, Islam Makhachev — who submitted the Brazilian with a quickfire D’Arce choke contained in the opening spherical.
Dana White guidelines out title rematch for Arman Tsarukyan after UFC 311 exit
Quizzed throughout his post-fight press convention relating to the probabilities of an instantaneous title rematch with Makhachev subsequent, White confirmed that primary contender, Tsarukyan wouldn’t be dealing with off with the pound-for-pound primary subsequent.
“[It’s] back to the drawing board,” Dana White informed when requested if Arman Tsarukyan would combat for the title subsequent or in a special bout after his UFC 311 withdrawal. “…He’s not getting the title shot — so that means he’s gonna have to fight his way back to the title.”
