Arman Tsarukyan crushes Mauricio Ruffy, strengthens UFC title-shot case
· Yahoo Sports
Arman
Tsarukyan cemented his status as the No.1 contender at
lightweight in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship with a first-round knockout
win.
Tsarukyan knocked out Mauricio Ruffy with back-to-back elbows in the dying seconds of the opening round in UFC 331’s co-main event at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, further strengthening his case for a title shot.
Tsarukyan admitted the opening minutes of the bout were challenging after Ruffy connected with some clean strikes, but he remained confident that he would eventually find a finish.
“I feel great,” Tsarukyan said in a post-fight interview. “I was looking for a finish and even the first round was kind of rough, but I knew, like, I’m going to finish him. First punches, it’s always hard to defend because both of us, we’re fresh. But Ruffy is one of the best strikers, you know, we shouldn’t forget about that.”
“The Batman” had swelling around his eye courtesy of a punch from Ruffy, but managed to mix his martial arts and find the finish.
“I’m such a well-rounded fighter,” Tsarukyan added. “I know, like, with wrestling, only wrestling, you cannot win the fights. You’ve got to mix it up. I made the best statement that I could do today.”
Tsarukyan knocked out Mauricio Ruffy with back-to-back elbows in the dying seconds of the opening round in UFC 331’s co-main event at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, further strengthening his case for a title shot.
Tsarukyan finishes Ruffy with back-to-back elbows in the UFC 331 co-main event
Tsarukyan admitted the opening minutes of the bout were challenging after Ruffy connected with some clean strikes, but he remained confident that he would eventually find a finish.
“I feel great,” Tsarukyan said in a post-fight interview. “I was looking for a finish and even the first round was kind of rough, but I knew, like, I’m going to finish him. First punches, it’s always hard to defend because both of us, we’re fresh. But Ruffy is one of the best strikers, you know, we shouldn’t forget about that.”
“The Batman” had swelling around his eye courtesy of a punch from Ruffy, but managed to mix his martial arts and find the finish.
“I’m such a well-rounded fighter,” Tsarukyan added. “I know, like, with wrestling, only wrestling, you cannot win the fights. You’ve got to mix it up. I made the best statement that I could do today.”
“I made the best statement I could today."
Arman Tsarukyan (@ArmanUFC) let his performance speak for itself tonight at #CryptoCom#UFC331
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