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Tsarukyan is next, breaking down his own big win against Dan Hooker, talking about his desire to finish the fight, head-butting Hooker at the weigh-ins, his respect for Hooker, having his father at the fight,
Arman Tsarukyan won't let anything stand between him and UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria. Tsarukyan looked every bit the nearly seven-to-one favorite against Dan Hooker, submitting him inside two rounds at Saturday's UFC Fight Night in Qatar.
Fans questioned Dan Hooker’s decision-making in his loss at UFC Qatar. Hooker was submitted by Arman Tsarukyan in the second round of their lightweight main event on November 22. This was just the second time that ‘The Hangman’ has been submitted in the UFC, having been caught in a kimura by Islam Makhachev back in 2021.
Makhachev (28-1 MMA, 17-1 UFC) dominated Jack Della Maddalena (18-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) to claim the welterweight belt this past Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC), who was lined up to challenge Makhachev for the lightweight title at UFC 311 before withdrawing, had high praise for his former foe.