{"id":40600,"date":"2026-09-20T06:08:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T06:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Dana-White-changes-his-tune-on-Arman-Tsarukyan-after-UFC-331-stunner-202872"},"modified":"2026-09-20T06:08:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T06:08:31","slug":"dana-white-changes-his-tune-on-arman-tsarukyan-after-ufc-331-stunner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/dana-white-changes-his-tune-on-arman-tsarukyan-after-ufc-331-stunner\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White changes his tune on Arman Tsarukyan after UFC 331 stunner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Arman
\nTsarukyan<\/a> has completely redeemed himself after past clashes
\nwith Dana
\nWhite<\/a> and the
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tsarukyan extended his win streak to six straight and further
\nsolidified his No.1 contender status at UFC
\n331<\/a> in Los Angeles with a first-round knockout win over
\nMauricio
\nRuffy<\/a>. White praised the top-ranked lightweight at the
\npost-fight presser, lauding his Octagon return.<\/p>\n

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Arman Tsarukyan\u2019s knockout of Mauricio Ruffy earns major praise
\nfrom the UFC CEO<\/h2>\n

Tensions between Tsarukyan and White sparked after the former
\npulled out of his lightweight title fight against Islam
\nMakhachev<\/a> the night before weigh-ins. He later drew more
\ncriticism from the UFC CEO for scuffles with fans and other
\nfighters.<\/p>\n

White acknowledged that Tsarukyan\u2019s relationship with the UFC had
\nsoured amidst the aforementioned events, but \u201cThe Batman\u201d has
\nturned his standing with the company around.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been vocal that I wasn\u2019t crazy about some of the stuff that
\nhe\u2019d done,\u201d White said. \u201cBut you know what, when you f*ck up, then
\nyou come back and you do everything the right way. I mean, he
\ncouldn\u2019t have had a better comeback after, you know, the things
\nthat he had done that I wasn\u2019t thrilled about.\u201d<\/p>\n

White admitted that he initially believed the fight was heading in
\nRuffy\u2019s favor before the elbow knockout, which earned Performance
\nof the Night honors.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd then to go in and perform the way that he performed tonight,\u201d
\nWhite added. \u201cAt the end of that round, I was like, oh sh*t, man,
\nhe\u2019s in for a rough night. And then boom, the elbow.
\nIncredible.\u201d<\/p>\n