{"id":40551,"date":"2026-09-17T04:53:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T04:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Arman-Tsarukyan-rips-Ilia-Topurias-Justin-Gaethje-glove-claim-Just-excuses-202830"},"modified":"2026-09-17T04:53:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T04:53:45","slug":"arman-tsarukyan-rips-ilia-topurias-justin-gaethje-glove-claim-just-excuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/arman-tsarukyan-rips-ilia-topurias-justin-gaethje-glove-claim-just-excuses\/","title":{"rendered":"Arman Tsarukyan rips Ilia Topuria\u2019s Justin Gaethje glove claim: \u2018Just excuses\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Arman
\nTsarukyan<\/a> believes Ilia
\nTopuria<\/a> isn\u2019t handling his first professional loss well.<\/p>\n

Justin
\nGaethje<\/a> pulled off a historic upset against Topuria at the
\n
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a>\u2019s White House event this past
\nJune. Topuria was a massive favorite going into his first UFC
\nlightweight title defense against then-interim champion Gaethje,
\nwho forced a corner stoppage before the final round.<\/p>\n

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Topuria recently made some curious claims about the fight, drawing
\na strong reaction from Tsarukyan.<\/p>\n

Arman Tsarukyan tells Ilia Topuria to accept his loss to Justin
\nGaethje<\/h2>\n

Gaethje survived a treacherous second round before putting a
\nbeating on Topuria in the third and fourth frames at
\nUFC Freedom 250<\/a>. \u201cEl Matador\u201d sustained extensive facial damage
\nand his vision was significantly affected during the fight. Topuria recently announced that he is medically cleared to return
\nto action. He also called for a rematch against Gaethje, claiming
\nthe champion put something \u201cweird\u201d in his gloves, prompting a
\nresponse from Tsarukyan, who said it would be impossible for
\nGaethje to cheat with the athletic commission checking every
\nstep.<\/p>\n

Tsarukyan believes Topuria is looking for excuses, which is the
\nwrong way to deal with a loss. According to the top-ranked
\nlightweight, Topuria should accept his loss and look into what
\nmistakes he made.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust excuses,\u201d Tsarukyan told Carlos Contreras Legaspi. \u201cHow can
\nthe commission let [Gaethje] wear different gloves? They stay in,
\ncheck. Just excuses. You got to accept what really happened. You
\ngot to start with what you did wrong. Not finding excuses and
\ntalking about gloves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gaethje has inflicted significant damage to most of his opponents
\nin the UFC, even in defeat, with many fellow lightweights lauding
\nhis power over the years, including Hall of Famer Khabib
\nNurmagomedov<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\n

Final medical tests done. I\u2019m back. To all
\nthe clowns who\u2019ve been talking shit and counting me out this whole
\ntime, here I am. Now let\u2019s see who\u2019s got the balls. Thanks to
\neveryone for the support. Next time I\u2019ll make sure they check
\nJustin\u2019s gloves so he doesn\u2019t put anything\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ilia
\nTopuria<\/a> (@Topuriailia)
\nSeptember 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Arman
\nTsarukyan<\/a> reacts to Ilia
\nTopuria<\/a>‘s post, saying he will check next time to make sure
\nthere is nothing “weird” on Justin
\nGaethje<\/a>‘s gloves.<\/p>\n

“You have to start with what you did wrong, not make
\nexcuses.”#UFC331<\/a>
\npic.twitter.com\/DYVmUioYqt<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Carlos Contreras Legaspi \ud83e\udd81 (@CCLegaspi)
\nSeptember 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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