Arman Tsarukyan offers to ‘save the featherweight division’ after UFC London

Arman Tsarukyan might be considering a change in weight classes.
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Arman
Tsarukyan is teasing a move to featherweight. 

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Evloev and Lerone
Murphy clashed in a featherweight title eliminator in the main
event at
UFC London on Saturday. The fight turned out to be a highly
technical affair, with nothing resembling domination from any
either side. Despite getting deducted a point due to a low blow,
Evloev walked away with a unanimous decision win. 

However, the win was seemingly not enough to convince everyone that
Evloev is getting the next featherweight title shot. Jean Silva,
who was in attendance at UFC London, claims he is signing a
contract for the next title shot against Alexander
Volkanovski. Meanwhile, lightweight contender Tsarukyan is also
fancying his chances for a featherweight title shot.

“UFC fans, is it time for me to save the featherweight division?”
Tsarukyan wrote on Threads.

Tsarukyan also reiterated his thoughts on X: “I’m next.”

Lightweight Purgatory

Despite being considered the rightful No. 1 contender, Tsarukyan
(23-3) has been sidelined from the lightweight title picture since
pulling out of a scheduled title fight against Islam
Makhachev last year. Tsarukyan remained sidelined when
Makhachev moved up, and Ilia
Topuria won the vacant title against Charles
Oliveira. “Ahalkalakets” finally hoped to secure a title shot
after finishing Dan Hooker at
UFC Qatar this past November. However, Tsarukyan was snubbed again
as Justin
Gaethje defeated Paddy
Pimblett to win the interim title this past January.

Gaethje is now scheduled to challenge Topuria in a title unifier in
the main event at
UFC White House on June 14 Meanwhile, Tsarukyan has been
keeping himself active in wrestling competitions. This is not the
first time Tsarukyan has teased a move to featherweight due to a
lack of opportunities at lightweight.