After UFC 311 with the incident withdrawal from the main match with the light champion Islam Makhachev at the balance, the trust of Arman Tsarukyan in the eyes of the audience has decreased seriously.
However, the Armenian boxer still holds the number 1 position and his chances will come in UFC 317, but only when the two main characters are Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira have not a problem.
Tsarukyan shared on his personal page that he is a substitute for the light championship match that will take place on June 29.
Back up fighter is the way UFC often does to avoid losing the main matches. Besides the two names that have been scheduled before, the tournament can choose a third box as a backup plan if one of the two main characters has a problem.
At UFC 280 when Charles Oliveira painted belt with Islam Makhachev, the feather champion at that time was Alexander Volkanovski was also chosen to be a substitute for this match.
In addition, UFC is another way is to organize more matches with the weight class, of the boxers who are close to the faces in the main match. If the focal match has a problem, they are willing to “separate” a martial artist in the match and weigh to place.
This is the case at UFC 311 when Arman Tsarukyan withdrew, UFC brought Renato Moicano to the head of Islam Makhachev. The opponent of Moicano then Beneil Dariush lost the match was compensated for all the upper costs as the contract signed.
In terms of rankings and achievements, Tsarukyan's preparatory for UFC 317 has no debate. In addition to ranking in the number one position, the boxer born in 1996 was also the nearest person beating Charles Oliveira in a close match at UFC 300.
Earlier, Tsarukyan spoke out to welcome Ilia Topuria on the day of the former hairy champion to debut in a light level. However, UFC plans to bring “El Matador” straight to the stretching capacity, after the Islam Makhachev champion was proposed to change the weight class.