Dan Hooker can’t make sense of Arman Tsarukyan’s sudden withdrawal from UFC 311.
Mere hours earlier than he was scheduled to step on the size for his light-weight title tilt towards reigning champion Islam Makhachev, ‘Ahalkalakets’ knowledgeable the promotion that he wouldn’t be capable to compete citing a again damage.
Renato Moicano finally stepped as much as the plate and slid into the principle occasion slot left behind by Tsarukyan, however the alleged damage has left lots of people scratching their heads. Significantly after UFC CEO Dana White implied that the Armenian might have fought in Los Angeles.
Dan Hooker questions the way you get injured ‘on your day off’
‘The Hangman’ echoed the same sentiment throughout a current interview with Submission Radio, questioning how precisely Tsarukyan suffered such a devastating again damage when all he ought to have been doing was slicing weight.
“That’s our sport. It’s never smooth sailing,” Hooker stated. “How are you getting injured in your time without work? I’ve bought no concept. I assumed it was fairly unusual, bro. To get such a extreme damage that it is advisable to pull out if you’re slicing weight, ?
“It must be a severe injury. I don’t know how you would pass up on that opportunity. I obviously saw Dana White just say that he ain’t getting the title shot next, and he’s going to have to work his way back up to the belt. You know, Daddy can’t buy you a backbone, can he?”
Maybe we’ll by no means know the complete fact, however there are many theories on the market. Former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett positioned the blame on “insane weight cutting” throughout an look on The Ariel Helwani Present.
Others have steered that Tsarukyan might have legitimately injured himself whereas exhibiting UFC interviewer Nina-Marie Daniele some intense wrestling and stretching drills, which appeared to pressure his spine and neck, although Tsarukyan and Daniele have each tried to pour chilly water on that declare.
“No, that thing I’m doing every day as part of my warm-up, so if I had a problem during training camp, how could I do this exercise? You know, I didn’t feel anything; I was good and ready,” Tsarukyan advised Helwani. “I was training very hard, and during the week, I had good energy and no problems. It just happened, you know.”
