Arman Tsarukyan Predicts Islam Makhachev vs Dustin Poirier

Arman Tsarukyan has solidified himself as the number one contender at Lightweight, giving him the next shot at the title against the winner of Islam Makhachev vs Dustin Poirier at UFC 302. Following his massive win against Charles Oliveira at UFC 300, the top contender spoke exclusively with The Post about his win, the upcoming title fight of his division, and more.
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[@realmadrid8974]

Who is checking this interview just for Islam

[@kimuhumad6594]

Hhhh me

[@msf5792]

Me 😅

[@JonathanGonzalez-jz4td]

I'm checking this interview because I'm curious about who he thinks will win

[@realmadrid8974]

@@JonathanGonzalez-jz4td but he talk 18min about him self en 30 sec about Islam. Islam wil crush Dustin he wil do something special to him

[@hectorreyna1061]

Nut rider

[@keyboardwarrior6591]

I think Arman is going to be a champion but only after Islam retires from 155, and he probably stays a champion until Usman Nurmagomedov makes the move to UFC (He is already a Bellator champion since he was 24 years old, and he is younger than Arman)

[@CaucasianRocky]

Usman run, he out 2 fights with arman friend shabliy😂😂😂

[@Rag_ab]

Usman is still running from armans training partner quit yapping

[@keyboardwarrior6591]

@@Rag_ab Usman is undefeated unlike that bum who won't fight unless he is paid 1 million dollars lmao Dawg thinks he's Khabib or something

[@Rag_ab]

@keyboardwarrior6591 you're just braindead he won a gp that entitled him to 1 million and usman will never be top 5 or even top 10 in the ufc he struggle with ufc rejects

[@GameOnline16]

Islam Haters + Mc Chicken fans being like "Let's jump in the Arman wagon if Poirier can't do it" 🤪

[@osmannaeemrana]

Haha

[@zoropiratehunter4103]

islam is too big or this diivision so i think he will win

[@1-2-3-4-5]

😂😂

[@camdenwhite9739]

@@zoropiratehunter4103keep making excuses….hes just good…

[@snake0911]

@@zoropiratehunter4103you guys said he’s too big for LW but will deny him fighting Leon at WW.

[@keenanz9882]

Arman win against olivera is impressive he is solid top 5 lighyweight, but let's not forget the way islam beat olivera..

[@FightMilk-rg5bu]

Styles make fights

[@Saif-gt9id]

​@@FightMilk-rg5bu Yeah stylistically Islam is the worst match for Arman

[@FightMilk-rg5bu]

@@Saif-gt9id you could say the same about Arman for Islam.

[@Aryan-qj2th]

Impressive..lol..watch the fight first

[@BORRZZ]

Wasnt too impressed only thing that stood out was that escape

[@Seeloknya_Sebaiknya]

Insya Allah And Still ☝️👑 Islam Makhachev #UFC302

[@zafertokur7151]

lslam told Arman his the next and last fight before the 170 belt but he also told "Arman has upgraded himself but not enough for him" slam expects fighting Arman September,October or November..

[@Paragon.Academy]

History shows that you wont get the title shot if you decline it once.

[@afggirlswe]

Not until Islam retired dude

[@besmart2350]

Salam is weak. Christianity will win against the darkness

[@Paragon.Academy]

Bro its mma not church ​@@besmart2350

[@GameOnline16]

@@besmart2350 your "Jesus God" can't even save himself from 3 screws and bunch of Jews, u want to convince me he will save all the Humanity? 🤔

[@medsed1133]

@@besmart2350 Christianity is dead. muslims will outnumber Christians in couple decades. Christianity is basically nowhere being practiced Islam is on the rise and ppl do follow it's teachings more. what's a christian anyway ? fornicator and drinker ?

[@dudesmile2042]

@@besmart2350 You have a dark mind.

[@RonaldosCat]

Arman is great but Islam is greater. You don’t see Islam make many mistakes like Arman does

[@akj5818]

cats have phones now since when

[@msf5792]

​@@akj5818if dogs like you can have 😅 so the cats also can have... Mf !!! Internet isn't your grandma yard that you dictate other what to comment or not

[@besmart2350]

Salam got knocked out before, he gonna get knocked out again

[@Heru-dd6wm]

actually his win over Olievera was a robbery... and I'm pretty sure if it was a 5 round fight then Olievera would have put him to sleep...

[@jessec377]

Islam makes plenty of mistakes what are you talking about there are no perfect fighters out there

[@moorez0007]

Not even his coach and training partners believe in him to win against Islam.

[@hakim65163]

Yeah bro, delusional can be hell of a drug

[@rakeshbarman3486]

yeah 😂 I can understand what his coaches said , cuz I also believed Arman might have improved a lot after his debut islam fight but after seeing his fight against oliveira, naah he has many holes no serious improvements

[@babahadjimohamed9339]

Don't believe his coach , he could say that to push him to improve more and make Islam feel that he is in the safe zone

[@Kiron7]

The ex-coach that he let go long time ago, not trashtalking at all

[@babahadjimohamed9339]

@@Kiron7 I knew there was something fishy about it, salty ex

[@neroknight1234]

He’s definitely not out wrestling Islam. His only chance is a lucky ko

[@MMD-z6z]

100% Fact

[@jonyhyder6506]

he couldn't take down makachev in 1st fight.while makachev took him down 3-4 times.

[@Line-Sky]

@@jonyhyder6506He took Islam down, and his the first one who took him down.

[@kadosuniverse]

That’s probably the best shot tbh. He’s stronger than him and a lot more top heavy

[@TheGoutMan1000]

@@Line-Sky he didn’t even get him down all the way, Islam worked him haha

[@Cpp_For_Life]

Caucasians are so calm when they talk, I see Islam and Arman.Both are calm asf when they talk 😮😅

[@suryananth6970]

both are autistic too😂

[@drisselp]

If islam beats dustin, islam is gonna fight arman 100% in abu dhabi so we are gonna see then who is better. People talk to much

[@bendover7841]

If Dustin flukes a win, Arman is the next champion.

[@abbegherab1863]

We already know who's better... just see how Islam v Olivera vs Arman vs Olivera.

[@kpcart]

Arman is only 27, but a better fighter over at Bellator is waiting in the wings of Islam Makhachev and is only 24 or 25, unbeaten champion Usman Nurmagomedov, who will move over to UFC in the next 2 years.as Islam closes in on retirement.

[@CaucasianRocky]

Usman out from 2 fights with arman friend😂

[@Simon-my8pv]

Arman is the only fighter who has the skills, the knowledge and the mindset to beat Islam. There is nobody else.

[@areeffarid8767]

Once there was a man named Alexander volk he was knocked out he had the knowledge too 🤣

[@bekzodjonabdurazzaqov657]

Arman never will beat Islam Mark my words!

[@oussamas22]

Well Islam beat him and Gamrot beat him so.. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Line-Sky]

@@oussamas22With Gamrot it was a robbery and every neutral fan knows that and he didn’t had camp against Islam so🤷‍♂️

[@armanalimbayev5272]

@@Line-Skyexcuses lol Islam was sick in the fight too . Why you don’t talk about it as well when you make excuses for Arman ?

[@Izzy-zh8ck]

so he did turn Islam down a few times.

[@Dejana809]

He has the world record of using word "like"

[@LucasTracyfan]

How many language u know mtfk?

[@Dejana809]

@@LucasTracyfan 4 languages you S.O.B.You think everyone is american?

[@-_XD]

Khabib world record for most “You know” and “like”

[@PaddyIsExtremelyOverrated]

Great interview arman is awesome I can see him becoming champ of 155

[@nickscarla-tl9xp]

Even if Armans ground game could cancel out Islam’s… it won’t matter. Islam has much better stand up overall including his striking defense. Islam is also much bigger n stronger. Tbh I’m not interested in seeing Islam little Bro arman. Id rather see Islam vs a shavkak or Leon. For arman im hoping one day we can see him fight Usman Nurmagomedov in the UFC.

[@ConnoisseurOfExistence]

This guy is a real threat to Islam.

[@bendover7841]

This is MMA. Islam may be better than everybody else, but anyone can win on any given night in MMA.

[@singhavines5648]

Not at all man

[@kinantantjiptawirawan1326]

add time stamps

[@forwardmhuru1636]

The only guy to give Islam the running for his money ,supertalent

[@yoyospacos]

Arman is not ready to fight islam.. maybe one or two fight more. The fight with Olivera wasnt impressive.

[@engbulldg75]

I just became a huge Arman fan.. Thank you brother.

[@markdavis8430]

Arman is legit comedy 👌 Champ within 12 months

[@AhmedAlkilani-ey8sq]

Nice interview, thanks

[@iluvatarchem]

Arman is much younger. Islam wasn't always perfect.

[@abdisamadkhalif4283]

Prediction: 17:06. Thank me later

[@polduran]

"how do you say it ?" "Yunanmus"

[@iPSLee]

According to science, the more streak you have, the bigger the chances of failure. According to superstition, Paulo Costa is joining as the side event expecting another championship title loss According to spirituality, DP had NEVER lost in June, in all of his carreer run. Let's go DP 💎

[@canalufcfight]

I thought Linkin Park's lead singer had died

[@leafclover8891]

No thats facebook ceo

[@salwasamman1714]

no he just retired from music he wanna be KZbinr 😂

[@TheGoutMan1000]

I knew I wasn’t the only one who thought that

[@demondaddy413]

The lesson now is if you're a spectator and you want free UFC tickets you should take a swing at Arman.

[@koalawithchaingun53]

Arman just needs to not get in random brawls outside the Octagon and he becomes a lot more likable

[@MrDonster]

Atman will never beat Makachev 1st fight he got beat fair & square.

[@msf5792]

He maybe champ one day but only after ISLAM moves to 170 😅

[@Entertainment..603]

I’m here only because of Islam

[@doseofrandomnessYT]

good for you bro 👍

[@MUSHARRAF_AQUIL]

Taking 20% of the fighter's purse just for some random douchebag being Charles dcik rider (btw I am also a fan of Charles but nor his dcik rider) is just unfair Imo ,especially when they are getting paid in peanuts.

[@T-P.]

I really like Arman he is impressive but I don’t see anyone beating Islam until he retires

[@jasonred3874]

James Lynch little brother 😂

[@ItsameAlex]

He said a Dustin ko is very possible. Interesting.

[@ImranKhan-gs2hy]

Sorry Arman, you're good but the only way you're gonna become the champ of 155 is when Islam retires or leaves the division and goes to 170.

[@samcruiz]

I dont see anybody beating Islam , I see more Islam as A Double champ. Arman's time comes when Islam retires.

[@bmwbavaria3991]

Can you guess how many times Arman said “like” ?

[@snake0911]

After Islam beats Dustin, haters be like “this was Dustin’s retirement fight”.

[@defruit2160]

i was hoping someone could pinpoint the minute where he talks about islam but i have to listen all hahahaha

[@RunITlike26]

Riot shield dude

[@ceyhunquliyev7865]

Islam Маkhachev will win by hеаdkiсk. Let's Remember Dustin Роirier & Justin Gаеthje 2 and Islаm Маkhachev & Аlехаnder Volkanоvski 2

[@toyotorrr164]

Arman is not gonna beat Islam, never, mark my word.

[@D84-m2l]

Who cares what you think

[@defruit2160]

17:17 talks about islam

[@brucatomassimo5816]

TOP.....ARMENIA DREAM

[@thetzar671]

Arman Armenia 🇦🇲 power !!!! Lfg

[@joel-z9n]

Any Arman "Xanax" Tsarukyan interview longer than 10 minutes should come with the warning "It is unsafe to operate a motor vehicle or operate heavy machinery while listening"

[@jf1341]

at least he speaks English for that we can be grateful 😂

[@alroad87]

unaminus decision, new vocabulary unlocked 🔓 ✔️

[@rokicasanova7547]

Arman makes so many mistakes against Olivera which he shouldn’t do I like Arman but Islam He’s on a different level

[@aamirreza9396]

Interviewer is long lost nerd brother of Dustin 😅

[@danny102080]

After islam usman will take care of him

[@MR-AK]

The way he won is quite questionable. He needs more time

[@TWINS-TV-PRANKS]

Islam will be lightweights champ until he retires so be patient

[@steveobardian9980]

He’s never defended his title at 155 with someone in his weight class…. Not even once.

[@aboodthebest7726]

​@steveobardian9980 it's not his fault that the quitter pulled out

[@Marwan-uv1fc]

Islam is going to beat Dustin and Arman then he’s going to Walterwieght division InshAllah p4p and still

[@Yaseen..]

This decade is for the Dagestani. If you think islam is a menace you better think again

[@steveobardian9980]

That’s what the ufc wants you to believe. Islam fever even defended his belt 1x against someone in his own weight class.

[@peacefuldecadence328]

​@@steveobardian9980 Stop that BS repetitive narrative and come up with your own ideas if you have any of course. Volk was the p4p King when he fought Islam he fights at 10 pounds lower and was a 200+ rugbyman not to mention he weighted 155 for both fights so STFU go get you some ice cream and enjoy the dagi smash.

[@rizalperfect3328]

Islam win ronde 1

[@OliverWendolin]

You lost fight with islam first time don't talk about rematch

[@jf1341]

where is the prediction click bait

[@ItsameAlex]

Right at the end.

[@itsvaraa]

Arman beats islam on a full camp he's just a bad match up

[@jtasmo409]

I’m all about a fight between Arman and Islam. Anybody who isn’t is just like Dana.. wants predetermined champions

[@RobertLopez-cd1oy]

Sorry watch the fight I don't think he beat Charles

[@cabdikariingureyabokor922]

Any how when islam beats dp arman is next victim by dr mukhtar yusuf

[@mazeenmuhammed]

2:25 😂

[@InspoDesigno]

no enthusiasm. zZz

[@dustinrausch9069]

This guy is the belal of 155😂 Hes boring as hell i hope Dana doesny give him a title shot😂

[@MichaelDavidFinn]

Horrible interview. When has Tsarukyan expressed interest in moving up to welterweight? He’s after the championship, not Makhachev. Arman is a force to be reckoned with. Islam won’t have an easy fight with him, but hopefully he’ll get the win. Then Islam will move up for the second belt, and Arman will rule the 155 division. In the meantime, send this “reporter” to go cover figure skating. Questions about cutting weight sound so stupid, knowing that that’s one of the worst things fighters have to do. You should try it sometime! Get someone that knows about MMA!

[@kpcart]

Islam won't 'move up to welterweight', he will go for the champ champ status of being champion in 2 divisions. He has already said he wants to be double champ and then defend both titles. Usman Numagomedov will move to UFC and take over from Islam when he retires in LW, not Arman. Arman got into terrible positions against Charles Oliveira and nearly lost.

[@cj6884]

Olivera beat this guy easy. The judges are all on the corrupt roster and will let the guy who is trending most to win (whoever the UFC wants to win)

[@Rag_ab]

This might be the most braindead thing ever

[@doseofrandomnessYT]

you don't know what you are watching go back to watching ping pong

[@cj6884]

@@doseofrandomnessYT I will never stop watching ping-pong

[@cj6884]

@@Rag_ab I seem to have offended arman's gimp

[@hamzamalik7837]

Arman 😂

[@nickyvanackeleyen5541]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 they’re using u little fool

[@JJay2410]

Unaminous 😂

[@Jameslfgsmith]

Shit I slipped and fell into woke mma… Not today satin!

[@Paragon.Academy]

After this interview i think this fight is never happening.

[@dipranjan63]

All these lightweights are about the same weight 😂

[@Paragon.Academy]

He is scared of islam he declined the fight twice already wow

[@dipranjan63]

Bruh please 😭😭😆

[@JanHayastanMusic]

These casual fans are ridiculous🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Paragon.Academy]

@JanHayastanMusic listen to him idiot he already had the chance and he said no! And thats twice

[@theplug2145]

Bruh what r u talking about if anything Islam is the one scared always says I already beat arman in his ufc debut but is scared now

[@Paragon.Academy]

@@theplug2145 bro did you listen to the interview? He said no twice now.... just watch the full interview before talking crap