Arman Tsarukyan has one thing particular ready for Islam Makhachev at UFC 311.
The cardboard goes down this Saturday in Los Angeles, and Tsarukyan will problem Makhachev for the coveted light-weight title in the primary occasion. Makhachev is taken into account the highest pound-for-pound fighter in MMA at current, so Tsarukyan faces an uphill battle, however he says he has developed a brand new approach he believes will assist him win the struggle.
“Ah, my new approach,” Tsarukyan instructed Henry Cejudo and Kamaru Usman on the Pound 4 Pound podcast (h/t MMA Preventing). “How can I share with you? This can be a good transfer. Good issues and he’s going to be stunned. I’ve by no means performed it earlier than.
“I practice each day,” he added. “I need to discover one thing new, to do one thing that I’ve by no means performed earlier than.”
Makhachev and Tsarukyan have met as soon as earlier than, again in 2019, within the latter’s UFC debut. Makhachev gained that struggle by determination, however Tsarukyan held his personal. Tsarukyan has been pink scorching since, defeating the likes of Beneil Dariush and Charles Oliveira to earn his title shot.
He claims he’s modified lots since he first met Makhachev.
“After all, I’ve modified a lot,” Tsarukyan mentioned. “I’ve improved all my expertise, however one of the best factor I really feel it’s expertise from the fights. If you struggle, you go there, you do some errors throughout the struggle after which go to the gymnasium and work in your new expertise and after every struggle, I really feel like I’m getting higher, higher, higher. The perfect factor I from the struggle I obtained expertise.
“Particularly UFC expertise. If you struggle the primary time, you’re tremendous excited, you’re nervous, however now I’m already used to it, for the group, for the individuals, for the media. Now it’s like a job — simply go there and have enjoyable and struggle.”
