Arman Tsarukyan is understandably devastated after having to withdraw from his first UFC championship fight at the last minute.

Arman Tsarukyan's nearly six-year journey to the UFC lightweight title will take a little longer. Tsarukyan suffered an injury two nights before challenging lightweight champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 311.

Arman Tsarukyan's year is not starting off as he planned.

Lopes is the number three-ranked featherweight in the world, but has only made one appearance up the weights in short notice catchweight bout against Dan Ige. Meanwhile Poirier was the last man to challenge Makhachev at UFC 301 last summer, losing by submission in the fifth round.

Unlike most UFC stars, Arman Tsarukyan doesn’t have to fight for a living. The lightweight contender has won nine of his past ten bouts to earn a shot at Islam Makhachev ’s lightweight title at UFC 311, which will take place at the Intuit Dome in California on Saturday night.

Many years ago, Arman Tsarukyan had ice hockey dreams. Now, he’s days away from a UFC lightweight title fight at UFC 311 vs. Islam Makhachev.

Armenian lightweight title challenger says he has something special up his sleeve ahead of his bout with Islam Makhachev at UFC 311.

As a result of Tsarukyan's dropout, lightweight contender Renato Moicano is stepping into the main to challenge Makhachev for the 155-pound title on short notice. Moicano was previously scheduled to face fellow veteran contender Beneil Dariush on the pay-per-view card.

The first major UFC event of 2025 will take place this weekend as Islam Makhachev defends his lightweight title against Renato Moicano. It was meant to be against Arman Tsarukyan, but he pulled

UFC 311 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood will feature Islam Makhachev defending his lightweight title against Renato Moicano. Follow along for live updates.

Demetrious Johnson believes Renato Moicano could pose a tougher test for Islam Makhachev than Arman Tsarukyan in UFC 311's new main event.