Arman
Tsarukyan will lock horns with Christos
Giagos in a lightweight bout at UFC Fight Night on Sept.
18.
MMAjunkie.com was first to report the booking. The card is
expected to be held at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and features a
light heavyweight scrap between Anthony
Smith and Ryan
Spann.
After losing to Islam
Makhachev in his promotional debut, Tsarukyan has bounced back
to post successive triumphs over Olivier
Aubin-Mercier, Davi Ramos
and Matt
Frevola in UFC competition. The 24-year-old Russian has been
victorious in 16 of his 18 professional fights overall, with 10
triumphs coming inside the distance.
Giagos, meanwhile, has won four of his last five UFC bouts. Most
recently, “The Spartan” submitted Sean
Soriano in the second round of their matchup at UFC 262.