Several developments have ensued in MMA over the past 24 hours. To help you keep up with the biggest stories in our favorite sport, we present yet another edition of the daily roundup. We will start with Arman Tsarukyan, who opened up on why he refused to fight Islam Makhachev when Dana White offered him that matchup. Then we will shift our attention to Jose Aldo, who made his pick for the fight between his former rival Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler. Finally, we will sum up the daily news compilation with fans expressing their disappointment at the announcement of UFC 304.
No short-notice fights against Islam Makhacev for Arman Tsarukyan
After Arman Tsarukyan secured the biggest win of his career against former champion Charles Oliveira, he was set to face Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title. However, he turned down that offer from Dana White, leading Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s protégé to take shots at the Armenian star and claiming that he was afraid. However, Tsarukyan didn’t stay silent for too long.
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That’s just not truth. The truth is that you want to fight me on short notice to have an extra advantage. It won’t happen again though. When was the last time you fought 2 times in 6 weeks? @MAKHACHEVMMA https://t.co/c7wTudvyRL
— Arman Tsarukyan UFC (@ArmanUfc) April 24, 2024
He responded to Makhachev with a tweet, revealing that he did not want to repeat the same mistake he made by taking a fight on short notice back in 2019. Claiming that a 6-week turnaround would be impossible, Arman Tsarukyan even took a shot back at Islam Makhachev by pointing out that he never fought twice in a short period. Will the lightweight champion respond to this statement? It will be interesting to see if he does.
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