Top UFC lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan has made as many headlines for his antics outside of the cage as in it.
The 29-year-old has stuck a fan on his walkout to the octagon, head butted an opponent during face-offs, engaged in a post-fight brawl at RAF 6, got thrown off an airplane and tackled MMA icon Urijah Faber off the stage during their RAF 8 match this past weekend.
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Lightweight champion Ilia Topuria was recently asked about Tsarukyan and didn’t hold back with is assessment.
“I’m really impressed of how dumb he is. He’s a ret*rd. He looks like a kid. He’s a kid, like his mentality. Like, he’s dumb as f*ck,” Topuria said on the Ariel Helwani Show. “Everything I saw about him on the internet, it’s embarrassing a little bit.
“F*ck Arman. Who cares about him? I don’t care.”
Tsarukyan isn’t your typical UFC fighter. His family is worth an estimated $100 million, and the 29-year-old often flaunts his privilege. When he was recently removed from a commercial aircraft, he booked a private jet to get him to his location like it was an Uber.
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“The thing that I don’t like is like is when they play that they rich, and they show all that money,” Topuria said. “It’s like bro, you aren’t even rich. You that poor that the only thing you have money. And you’re spending your father’s money, not even yours. You know what I mean. He’s a f*cking kid.”
The two seem to be on a collision course. If the matchup comes to fruition, Topuria predicts he’ll finish Tsarukyan early.
“He’s not on my level. If we cross paths, like I’m going to break his jaw in the first round,” Topuria said. “Like, what’s he going to do? He’s going to take me down? Bro, please.”sss
“Listen to me. Calm down. Calm down. Do your thing. Go to those wrestling tournaments, do your streams, and whenever the moment arrives, just make sure to show up and I’m going to do the rest. The little weasel.”
