In the aftermath of that incident, UFC CEO Dana White claimed Tsarukyan dropping out of a title shot during fight week back in January 2025 combined with the headbutt delivered to Hooker kept him out of getting another shot at the lightweight championship.

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Benoit Saint Denis is willing to fight Arman Tsarukyan following his UFC 325 win over Dan Hooker, but his preference is a title shot.

UFC lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan is staying busy after dominating Lance Palmer at RAF 5

Arman Tsarukyan schedules RAF 06 wrestling bout against Georgio Poullas while awaiting UFC return and pursuing future title opportunities.

Topuria announced a UFC hiatus for the first quarter of 2026, as he deals with personal issues away from the Octagon related to his divorce. The latest update in that situation came when reports emerged that the Spanish star is attempting to sell his $3.5 million house in Madrid.

Arman Tsarukyan hopes the UFC will work with him going forward, as he promises not to be a headache outside of the cage.

Diego Lopes is aware that Arman Tsarukyan hinted at a possible move down to the UFC featherweight division, and he welcomes the fight.

White pointed to that as one factor behind Tsarukyan’s title shot snub, and some may be reevaluating their dismissal of that as a legitimate reason after Hooker claimed on The Ariel Helwani Show that the headbutt broke his nose.

SUNRISE, Fla. – One month ago, UFC CEO Dana White said Arman Tsarukyan knows that "man sh*t" is the reason why he was snubbed from the interim lightweight title fight taking place at UFC 324. According to Tsarukyan, however, he's not spoken with anyone ...

UFC 324 left more than just bruises inside the Octagon. It added more gasoline to Paddy Pimblett‘s ongoing feud with one of the lightweights watching from the sidelines.