Arman Tsarukyan punched a fan during his
walkout to fight Charles Oliveira đ pic.twitter.com/DMoX27o8H1â Happy Punch (@HappyPunch)
April 14, 2024
Arman
Tsarukyan has a stern warning for fans after one instigated him
to throw a punch during his UFC
300 walkout.
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Tsarukyan defeated former 155-pound champ Charles
Oliveira via closely-contested split decision at UFC 300 on
Saturday. The Armenian-Russian also had a brief physical
altercation with a fan while walking out for the fight. Tsarukyan
could be seen nonchalantly throwing a right hand at someone before
resuming his walkout.
Lock this violent criminal up for assault.
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April 14, 2024
Tsarukyan later explained that a fan flipped him the bird and
wanted to punch him, inciting the reaction that was captured on
video. âAhalkalaketsâ warned fans against harassing fighters, as it
could lead to dire results.
âHe showed me fâk you [flipped the bird] and wanted to punch me,
and I wanted to punch him back, thatâs it,â Tsarukyan said during
his post-fight media scrum. âSo guys, like no one
show me fâk you. Doesnât matter who you are, Iâm going to punch you
in the face. You can show me f-k from like 200 meters, Iâm not
going to punch you. But when youâre close to me, itâs like
automatically, Iâm like from Russia. Like donât do that, please, or
Iâm going to go to the prison in U.S.â
This wasnât the first time Tsarukyan had to deal with fan hostility
leading up to the fight. During a UFC 300 Q&A session held in
Miami last month, Tsarukyan was booed and issued death threats by
fans.
Dana White also weighed in on Tsarukyanâs altercation with the fan,
alluding that it was the latterâs fault. However, the UFC CEO is
also expecting a lawsuit he might have to handle.
âYeah, you might not want to hang over the things and grab people
when theyâre walking out,” White said. “These guys are all fâ-g
piped up, whatever. Iâm sure weâre probably going to get sued.
Weâll deal with that on Monday too.â