Paddy Pimblett is satisfied Arman Tsarukyan was cleared to combat at UFC 311 however opted to not.
Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) withdrew from his primary occasion towards UFC light-weight champion Islam Makhachev in January simply at some point earlier after pulling his again. Makhachev ended up going through Renato Moicano as an alternative and submitted him in Spherical 1.
Pimblett (22-3 MMA, 6-0 UFC) went off on Tsarukyan for not competing.
“The one individual within the prime 10 I can consider who’s beneath 35 is Arman Tsarukyan,” Pimblett stated on the “Full Ship Podcast.” “He’s just a bit posh boy who’s had the whole lot handed to him on a silver platter by his dad. No (he didn’t get injured), he’s somewhat b*tch ass. That’s what you might be, Arman, little b*tch boy.”
UFC CEO Dana White was not happy with Tsarukyan’s last-minute pullout and stated the No. 1 contender must combat his method again to a title shot.
“Dana shot him down in that interview. I used to be like, ‘Whoa, that’s heavy,’” Pimblett stated. “You don’t need the boss saying that about you as a result of he acquired requested is Arman nonetheless No. 1 and he was like, ‘No, he’s going to have to return to the drafting board.’ … He determined he’s not going to combat. So principally, Arman, you sh*t your pants. You farted and adopted by and had sh*t coming down your leg.”
Pimblett will look to emerge as a prime light-weight contender when he takes on former title challenger Michael Chandler (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC) in Saturday’s five-round UFC 314 co-headliner (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) at Kaseya Middle in Miami.
Tsarukyan fired again at Pimblett and is keen to combat him if he emerges victorious towards Chandler.
says the man who acquired the best path to the highest in ufc simply because he’s acquired a humorous accent and finances beatles haircut. I dare you to name me out when you win and we’ll see who will shit his pants within the octagon once we meet clown @PaddyTheBaddy https://t.co/TKbm1hn5X2
— Arman Tsarukyan UFC (@ArmanUfc) April 8, 2025
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