Georges St-Pierre’s reaction to the UFC Qatar event on Saturday was a clear one.
Arman Tsarukyan, despite already being the top contender for the lightweight division in November 22, was still an important night.
Tsarukyan won his first match of 2025 by dominating and submitting Dan Hooker on Saturday night in the main fight to confirm his position.
It didn’t take long before Tsarukyan and Ilia Topuria started to go back-and-forth following a brief interaction that they shared in Doha.
‘GSP’ believes that a clash between the #1-ranked contender and the current lightweight champion would be a matchup between two of the top five pound-for-pound fighters in the sport.
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Who is the best candidate to win the next lightweight championship?
Georges St. Pierre puts Arman tsarukyan in the same league as Islam Makhachev (and Ilia topuria)
Georges St-Pierre recently declared Islam Makhachev to be the pound-for-pound champion following his UFC 322 welterweight championship win last weekend.
The legendary former 2-weight champion revealed six names that would be up for grabs on his own personal top five right now.
St. Pierre, like most people, places Makhachev and Ilia topuria as his two favorite players. The prospect of their meeting at some future stage is even more thrilling.
While Merab Dvalishvili, Jon Jones, and Alex Pereira are also up there for ‘GSP’, Arman Tsarukyan belongs in the conversation in his opinion.
St-Pierre agreed with Ross’ comment that the lightweight contender had a “great fight”Before moving on to his other list, he’ll be at UFC Qatar.
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Dan Hooker has announced the next opponent he will face
While many believe that Arman Tsarukyan should be Ilia Topuria’s first challenger, it isn’t clear whether he will receive the next title shot.
The #1-ranked competitor has made very clear…
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