Dana White kinda sort of addressed rumors that he’s punishing Arman Tsarukyan for his late-notice pull-out of the UFC 311 headliner against Islam Makhachev.
Mere hours before he was scheduled to challenge Makhachev for the UFC lightweight title, Tsarukyan bowed out of the bout citing a back injury. It was a shocking turn of events, but fortunately, Renato Moicano was ready to step up to the plate and save the main event.
Following the event, Dana White confirmed that Tsarukyan’s scrap with Makhachev would not be rescheduled and that the Armenian would have to go “back to the drawing board.