{"id":354420,"date":"2026-06-22T00:09:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T18:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=354420"},"modified":"2026-06-22T00:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T18:39:15","slug":"arman-tsarukyan-goes-in-on-justin-gaethje-for-rejecting-post-white-house-gift-for-historic-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/arman-tsarukyan-goes-in-on-justin-gaethje-for-rejecting-post-white-house-gift-for-historic-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Arman Tsarukyan goes in on Justin Gaethje for rejecting post-White House gift for historic win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-317718\">\n<div class=\"article-follow\">\n<div class=\"article-sharing google-follow\"> <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWs2azRtMzFf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">  <span>Follow us on Google Discover<\/span> <\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Arman Tsarukyan has modified his tune on Justin Gaethje after he rejected his post-fight gift.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last weekend, Justin Gaethje pulled off certainly one of the largest upsets in the game\u2019s history when he finished Ilia Topuria in round 4 of their UFC Freedom 250 important event.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-grvmedia-grv-video GRVMultiVideo\"><\/figure>\n<p>For his sensational win on the White House lawn, \u2018The Highlight\u2019 earned a further $825,000 after winning the Fight of the Night and Performance of the Night bonuses, which were hiked up for the historic night.<\/p>\n<p>That wasn\u2019t the one bonus Gaethje could\u2019ve been the recipient of as Arman Tsarukyan told him he was going to send him a gift to mark his historic win.<\/p>\n<section class=\"grv-talking-point\" data-trigger=\"vue-sidebar\" data-story-id=\"c21b46c9-3ea0-497d-9cb5-24e774b15c78\" data-story-name=\"UFC White House\" data-comment-id=\"a52630f8-94c3-4689-bbfb-0c4f4bad166d\" data-story-slug=\"ufc-white-house\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__inner\">\n<header class=\"grv-talking-point__header\">  <\/header>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__content\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__cta\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-wrap\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-content\">\n<h3 class=\"grv-talking-point__title\">Should Justin Gaethje retire following his undisputed title win?\ud83e\udd14<\/h3>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">On his third attempt, Justin Gaethje finally became the undisputed lightweight champion, pulling off certainly one of the largest upsets in combat sports history\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffc<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__embed\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/06\/BE-BOXING-RECORD-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Should Justin Gaethje retire following his UFC Freedom 250 win?\" class=\"wp-image-316428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/06\/BE-BOXING-RECORD-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/06\/BE-BOXING-RECORD-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/06\/BE-BOXING-RECORD-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/06\/BE-BOXING-RECORD-912x1140.png 912w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/06\/BE-BOXING-RECORD-600x750.png 600w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/06\/BE-BOXING-RECORD.png 1080w\"><\/div><figcaption title=\"Should Justin Gaethje retire following his UFC Freedom 250 win? Credit: (Photo by Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC)\n\">Photo by Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tsarukyan upset with Gaethje for rejecting his present<\/h2>\n<p>The lightweight primary contender wagered an enormous $1 million bet on Gaethje to drag off the upset, and won $5.7 million for his troubles.<\/p>\n<p>In a mark of appreciation for winning him a small fortune, Tsarukyan claimed that he was going to purchase Gaethje a truck of his selection.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, during a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ag7GEsPQhFo?si=b1V1GSn26cdEKFOk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recent appearance on the Joe Rogan experience<\/a>, \u2018The Highlight\u2019 stated that he isn\u2019t accepting any gifts from Tsarukyan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not taking this f\u2014\u2014 truck from Arman, there\u2019s absolutely no way I&#8217;d take a truck (from him). He said he\u2019s gonna buy me a truck but I&#8217;d never (accept it). No, I\u2019m not taking a truck from him. I&#8217;d should ride around in a truck that a dude brought me,\u201d Gaethje said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2281638753-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Gaethje celebrates UFC Freedom 250 win\" class=\"wp-image-316423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2281638753-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2281638753-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2281638753-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2281638753-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2281638753-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2281638753-750x500.jpg 750w\"><\/div><figcaption title=\"WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: Justin Gaethje celebrates his UFC lightweight championship after defeating Ilia Topuria during the UFC Freedom 250 event on the South Lawn at the White House on June 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC)\">Photo by Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The champion\u2019s comments haven\u2019t sat well with \u2018Ahalkalakets\u2019 who has responded by calling him an \u2018a\u2014\u2014\u2018 for rejecting his gesture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJustin is saying, \u2018I\u2019m not gonna take the automobile\u2019, I said, \u2018F\u2014 it, I\u2019m not gonna give it to him\u2019, if he doesn\u2019t want it he doesn\u2019t deserve it,\u201d Tsarukyan said in a recent live stream with Nina Drama.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYesterday I watched the video and I used to be shocked, like, what the f\u2014? Like, should you don\u2019t want it f\u2014 you. They already gave me the automobile so I\u2019ve got to provide it away but obviously, I\u2019m gonna give it to certainly one of my followers (now),\u201d Tsarukyan continued.<\/p>\n<p>The 2 are seemingly on a collision course to fight one another next with the Armenian having been the deserved primary contender for a while now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m gonna f\u2014 him up within the fight now, I can\u2019t wait. Should you\u2019re saying you don\u2019t want my truck and also you\u2019re not gonna drive it, f\u2014 you. Say thanks as an alternative of being rude, like what the f\u2014? Why are you being such an a\u2014\u2014? F\u2014\u2014 b\u2014-, I can\u2019t wait to whoop your ass.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more-wrapper lazy see-more-open see-more-blank extra-content\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2026\/06\/21\/arman-tsarukyan-goes-in-on-justin-gaethje-for-rejecting-post-white-house-gift-for-historic-win\/none\" data-type=\"subscribe\">\n<div class=\"see-more subscribe\">\n<figure class=\"newsletter\">\n<div><svg class=\"loading\" width=\"118\" height=\"36\" viewbox=\"0 0 118 36\"><use href=\"#dots-svg\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<div class=\"signup\"><span class=\"hf\">Join Our Newsletter<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our greatest Bloody Elbow content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow us on Google Discover Arman Tsarukyan has modified his tune on Justin Gaethje after he rejected his post-fight gift. Last weekend, Justin Gaethje pulled off certainly one of the largest upsets in the game\u2019s history when he finished Ilia Topuria in round 4 of their UFC Freedom 250 important event. 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