Arman Tsarukyan agrees to Paddy Pimblett UFC fight on one condition

Tsarukyan discussed this possibility during a new interview with Red Corner MMA when asked about Pimblett as an opponent.

"He looked pretty good in his last fight,” Tsarukyan said. “Now we can say he can beat Top-10 fighters. He’s No. 8 or something."

If Tsarukyan were to fight Pimblett, though, there is a caveat attached: as soon as possible is better than not at all.

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“Maybe he wants to fight at the end of this year, but I want to fight this summer and the end of this year,” Tsarukyan said. “I’ll take [this summer] that because he has a big name, he just beat Michael Chandler, and he has a six or seven [fight] win streak. He’s never lost in the UFC. It makes sense to get back and to get more fans from the UK.”

Meanwhile, Pimblett was less than thrilled with the way Tsarukyan handled himself as his title shot fell apart.

"Dana shot him down in that interview. I was like, 'Whoa, that's heavy,'" Pimblett said on the Full Send Podcast. "You don't want the boss saying that about you, because he got asked 'Is Arman still No. 1?' and he was like, 'No, he's going to have to go back to the drawing board.' ... He decided he's not going to fight. So basically, Arman, you sh*t your pants. You farted and followed through and had sh*t coming down your leg."

Whether Tsarukyan takes a considerable amount of time to return remains to be seen. But, at the very least, his intentions are clear.

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