UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev has defended his old rival following Dana White’s comments this past Saturday.
After successfully capturing the vacant lightweight title earlier this year following Islam Makhachev‘s title vacation, Ilia Topuria recently announced he is taking a break from the sport to focus on personal matters.
The promotion then put together a lightweight interim title fight. While the majority of fans believed that Arman Tsarukyan should have been included, he wasn’t.
Instead, the interim title fight will be contested between Paddy Pimblett and Justin Gaethje, which doesn’t sit well with Makhachev, who has slammed the UFC matchmaking in a recent interview with Red Corner MMA.
Was Arman Tsarukyan’s reaction to Paddy Pimblett’s UFC 324 title shot valid?
The Armenian star, despite being ranked No. The Armenian star was ignored despite being the No.
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Makhachev slams UFC’s matchmaking and defends Tsarukyan
‘Ahalkalakets’ is seemingly still paying for withdrawing from his lightweight title fight against Makhachev earlier this year, despite having picked up an impressive win over Dan Hooker since.
Dana White, in her post-fight UFC 323 press conference stated that Tsarukyan had some way to go until he could earn a title shot again.
“That’s the way it played out in the…
2025-12-10 22:30:00
