{"id":327041,"date":"2026-04-30T21:17:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=327041"},"modified":"2026-04-30T21:17:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:47:58","slug":"arman-tsarukyan-uses-mcgregor-vs-khabib-to-say-why-he-thinks-dana-white-and-ufc-support-his-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/30\/arman-tsarukyan-uses-mcgregor-vs-khabib-to-say-why-he-thinks-dana-white-and-ufc-support-his-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Arman Tsarukyan uses McGregor vs Khabib to say why he thinks Dana White and UFC support his ‘drama’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Arman Tsarukyan is just not planning on toning down his antics outside of the Octagon anytime soon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The highest UFC lightweight contender has enjoyed a quick rise to stardom in recent months owing to his activity away from MMA\u2019s leading promotion.<\/p>\n

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While his wait for a UFC title shot goes on, Tsarukyan has kept busy with wrestling and submission grappling matches, along with livestream appearances which have boosted his notoriety.<\/p>\n

During that point, the Armenian has continued to cause a ruckus with numerous controversial moments. But although some have warned of harm to his stock within the UFC\u2019s eyes, Tsarukyan thinks the alternative is definitely true.<\/p>\n

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Can Arman Tsarukyan be trusted with a UFC title shot?<\/h3>\n

Between punching a fan at UFC 300, his Dan Hooker headbutt and the RAF brawl, is Arman Tsarukyan an excessive amount of of a loose canon for the UFC title?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Arman Tsarukyan uses Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz to say UFC \u2018likes\u2019 drama<\/h2>\n

In his latest match away from the UFC, Tsarukyan defeated Urijah Faber in Real American Freestyle. The results of that wrestling match was not the one talking point to emerge.<\/p>\n

At one point in the competition, Tsarukyan carried Faber off the RAF stage onto the concrete floor. He was widely criticized for the move, which thankfully didn’t harm the 46-year-old MMA legend.<\/p>\n

A few days before that incident, Daniel Cormier had warned Tsarukyan to calm down, suggesting that his antics put a possible UFC title shot in danger.<\/p>\n

But while appearing on Patrick Bet-David\u2019s<\/a> podcast, \u2018Ahalkalakets\u2019 pointed to Conor McGregor\u2019s feud with Khabib Nurmagomedov and Nate Diaz\u2019s star status as evidence that the UFC supports \u201cdrama.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s good for the UFC,\u201d Tsarukyan said. \u201cYou think that they didn\u2019t prefer it? They prefer it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe game is getting big due to drama, not due to fighting. Like Conor, Khabib, Diaz\u2026 the trash talk, every little thing.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only fighting, but what\u2019s occurring before the fight,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe bus thing (with McGregor) went viral too. Due to that, that fight (against Nurmagomedov at UFC 229) was the largest fight within the UFC.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it wasn\u2019t for the conflict before that \u2014 yeah, Conor-Khabib, they talk s\u2014 within the press conference, they fight, it\u2019s gone.\u201d<\/p>\n

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After a heated build-up, the grudge match between McGregor and Nurmagomedov attracted a record total of two.4 million pay-per-view buys.<\/p>\n

Diaz, meanwhile, was certainly one of the UFC\u2019s top attractions up until his departure in 2022.<\/p>\n

Despite Dana White blaming Tsarukyan\u2019s antics for the choice to grant Paddy Pimblett and Justin Gaethje shots on the interim lightweight title as an alternative of him, the Armenian evidently believes he has the promotion\u2019s backing with regards to his wild actions.<\/p>\n

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