Arman Tsarukyan is urging the UFC not to allow one of its former title challengers to step into the octagon again.
As the dust settles on a historic night at the White House, several key talking points have surfaced. Most are directed toward fighters at the top of the bill, with questions being raised about what’s next for the likes of Ilia Topuria and Alex Pereira following their defeats. However, Tsarukyan believes there are pressing issues that other competitors present at the event need to address.
Retirement is always an uncomfortable conversation for lifelong athletes in all avenues of sport. Competition is ingrained in their DNA, and many find it difficult to walk away from, often spending more than half their lives forging a career. But as age catches up to those sportsmen and women and results begin going against them, the thought of adapting to life away from their respective sport becomes ever-present.
Suffering his fourth straight loss at UFC Freedom 250, Arman Tsarukyan considers it time for Michael Chandler to lay down the gloves.
“How [do] they let Michael Chandler fight?” Tsarukyan said. “Please cut him. Just fire him. Tell UFC they got to fire him…”
“Yeah, [they ‘ve got to cut him] because he is losing all of his fights.”
Despite having a less-than-successful stint over the past few years and winning just two of his eight fights since making the switch to the UFC, Tsarukyan wasn’t entirely critical of Michael Chandler.
Love him or hate him, Chandler has managed to keep in exceptional shape at 40, earning the respect of Tsarukyan.
“To have a physique like that at 40 years old is something crazy, you know,” Tsarukyan continued. “I would like to have the same body when I am going to be 40.”
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