Off the back of his withdrawal from UFC 311, Arman Tsarukyan has staked his claim for another title eliminator with former-foe, Charles Oliveira next — particularly after promotional boss, Dana White confirmed the Armenian would not be fighting for gold next.
Tsarukyan, the current number one ranked lightweight contender, was scheduled to headline UFC 311 overnight in a title rematch with common-foe, Islam Makhachev, however, in the early hours of Friday morning, the would-be title chaser withdrew from the main event clash, suffering a back injury whilst cutting weight.
Replaced by surging Brazilian foe, Renato Moicano, Tsarukyan watched on as past opponent, Makhachev ran through the Brasilia native with a stunning first round D’Arce choke submission at the Intuit Dome.