UFC commentator and former world champion Daniel Cormier has had his say on Arman Tsarukyan in the wake of his tremendous win at UFC 331.
In the co-main event in Los Angeles last weekend, Arman Tsarukyan showed the world exactly why he is one of the best lightweights in all of mixed martial arts right now. He knocked out Mauricio Ruffy, and he did it in violent fashion.
For Arman Tsarukyan, the question now is surely more a case of ‘when’ instead of ‘if’ he will receive a UFC lightweight championship shot. He has put in the time and in the process of doing that, he has rattled off wins against some of the very best at 155 pounds.
In a recent video, Daniel Cormier praised Arman Tsarukyan for what he produced at UFC 331.
Daniel Cormier sings the praises of Arman Tsarukyan
“Mauricio Ruffy is a very, very dangerous opponent,” Cormier said on his YouTube channel. “A lot of people, maybe not publicly, but they wonder why Arman Tsarukyan would do it. Why is he fighting this guy that has the potential to take everything he’s worked for? Many pointed to the fight between Mauricio Ruffy and Benoit Saint Denis as the way that this fight will go. If you gave me 100 outcomes, the outcome we got tonight would never be one I would have chosen.
“He needed to find a way to secure his position as the No. 1 contender, and here’s what’s important. I was watching Hunter Campbell, Dana White, as Arman walked out and the way the crowd reacted to him. You could see the interest, right? Arman managed to go off into the world, make himself undeniable in a way that didn’t even take him fighting inside of the octagon. That’s hard to do.
“Arman Tsarukyan did enough to become a bigger star without using the UFC’s platform, and he really should be commended for that because that’s a hard thing to do. But from the wrestling, the boxing, the grappling, the streaming, I mean, he just did everything right to put himself in this position. And tonight, once again, he did everything right and won in a way where he’s made himself undeniable.”
Quotes via MMA Junkie
