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Arman Tsarukyan talked about his motivation for competing, the contender for the lightweight belt says that at some point in his career he realized he could become a UFC champion.
Arman Tsarukyan will face the chance of a rematch with Islam Makhachev at UFC 311. The Armenian will try to take the lightweight championship belt from the Dagestan. Arman Tsarukyan talked about what his dream was.
Tsarukyan admitted that when he was a youngster it seemed to him that there would be no chance that he could fight in the prestigious UFC organization. Everything changed with time and now Arman believes he is capable of becoming a champion of the best MMA league in the world.
– Getting into the UFC was my biggest dream. When I was a kid, I thought there was no way I could fight there. But when I finally got in the octagon and fought, I realized that I was the guy who could become a champion here.
Arman Tsarukyan recalled his first fight with Islam Makhachev. The Armenian noted that at that time he had only three fights to prepare for the bout, as he jumped onto the roster as a replacement. However, as he pointed out, he is not looking for excuses and admitted that he should have done better then.
– At that time I didn’t have much experience in big fights and didn’t have much time to prepare. I found out about the fight three weeks before it, but this is no excuse. I should have fought better at the time.
Arman Tsarukyan talked about what motivates him to compete. Ahalkalakets stressed that he doesn’t care about money or popularity, instead his goal is the UFC lightweight championship belt.
– I don’t care about money, popularity, number of followers on social media, the only thing that matters to me is the belt. This is my goal. I fall asleep and wake up thinking about the belt.
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