Arman Tsarukyan, has put to bed rumors that he suffered a back injury during his viral warm-up routine ahead of filming a behind-the-scenes feature with content creator, Nina Drama — which forced him out of a UFC 311 headliner over the weekend.
Slated to headline UFC 311 over the weekend, surging Armenian contender, Tsarukyan was forced out of a title rematch with pound-for-pound number one, Islam Makhachev just a day before his rematch clash with the undisputed lightweight kingpin.
Dealing with back pain in the early hours of Friday morning, Tsarukyan withdrew from his pairing with the Russian — with surging lightweight challenger, Renato Moicano replacing him on just a day’s notice.