Israel Adesanya envisions plenty of grappling exchanges in the UFC 311 headliner. Islam Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) defends his lightweight title in a rematch against Arman Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 ...
Islam Makhachev faced Arman Tsarukyan for the first time in April 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Makhachev was on a record of 16 wins and only 1 loss ...
Tsarukyan is a great wrestler, averaging 3.25 takedowns per 15 minutes, but he went 1-for-12 on attempts in the first matchup, and it’s difficult to see him having sustained success here. Even on one ...
Arman Tsarukyan reflected on the immediate aftermath of his first showdown with current UFC lightweight champ Islam Makhachev. Arman Tsarukyan gave UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev one of ...