At UFC Qatar, Arman Tsarukyan returned after 589 days away and showed he hasn’t lost a step. He submitted Dan Hooker in the second round after controlling him with relentless pressure and takedowns. The head-and-arm choke finish was clinical after all the trash talk, and that weigh-in headbutt created extra tension.

LIVE on ESPN+ from inside the ABHA Arena in Doha, Qatar, and now fight fans can watch the post-fight press conference above for reaction and official bonus winners. On a day that featured a main event clash between lightweight contenders Arman Tsarukyan

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.