Arman
Tsarukyan believes the
UFC shouldn’t be disappointed about his brawl with Georgio
Poullas.
Tsarukyan has been accused of unruly behavior more than once. The
UFC lightweight contender faced Poullas in a wrestling match at RAF
6 last weekend. Poullas tried to slap Tsarukyan, poke his eyes, and
grab his fingers, all of which are considered illegal moves.
Tsarukyan eventually beat Poullas by points and landed one clean
punch on the ground. The entire place erupted in absolute chaos as
members of both teams flooded the mats. While security was quick to
intervene, the brawl took a while to subside.
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While the UFC has accused Tsarukyan of poor discipline in the past,
“Ahalkalakets” believes they won’t be unhappy about the RAF brawl.
Tsarukyan argues that he maintained his calm throughout the match
while Poullas repeatedly tried to provoke him. Tsarukyan believes
the UFC should be happy that he refused to get beaten up by a
freestyle wrestler, beat him instead, and proved the supremacy of
the UFC.
‘Not My Fault’
“No, no, this is not my fault,” Tsarukyan said on „The Ariel Helwani Show.” “Everybody is on my
side now. I was waiting six minutes, he was punching me. How long
do you want me to wait?… They should be happy that a UFC fighter
didn’t let somebody beat him up. UFC fighter number one went into
freestyle wrestling, beat the freestyle wrestler, and showed the
level of the UFC.”
Despite being the top UFC lightweight contender, Tsarukyan (23-3)
has been sidelined from the title picture for over a year since
pulling out of a scheduled title fight against Islam
Makhachev last year. However, Tsarukyan’s unruly behavior might
also played a role in his title shot snub. Tsarukyan punched a fan
while walking out for his UFC 300 clash against Charles
Oliveira in 2024. Tsarukyan also headbutted Dan Hooker,
allegedly breaking his nose, at the weigh-ins of their UFC Qatar
clash in November 2025.