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Ilia Topuria will look to defend his lightweight title against interim champion Justin Gaethje at UFC Freedom 250 on June 14 at the White House. Dana White recently announced that Tsarukyan is the official backup fighter for the lightweight title fight at the White House.
However, with no injuries reported, hardly two weeks ahead of the fight, Tsarukyan doesn’t think his services will be needed. Tsarukyan also notes that he is scheduled to wrestle Tony Ferguson at RAF 10 on June 13, which will be the same day as the weigh-ins for the UFC White House card.
Booked Until September
“I’m booked until September already… I have wrestling match on June 13, we’ll see,” Tsarukyan said while attending a presser for his RAF 9 wrestling match against “Mugzy.” “I am a backup, but everything is going good, two weeks left, I think they’re gonna fight. So, I’m gonna wait for my [title shot] chance.”
When Tsarukyan was asked if plans to weigh in as the backup for UFC White House before his wrestling match against Ferguson, “Ahalkalakets” clearly said that he will only do RAF.
Tsarukyan (23-3) fell into the UFC brass’s bad books after pulling out of a scheduled lightweight title fight against Islam Makhachev last year. Fans finally expected Tsarukyan to secure a shot after he finished Dan Hooker this past November. However, Tsarukyan was again sidelined when an interim title fight was announced, where Gaethje defeated Paddy Pimblett. Tsarukyan continues to be active in wrestling competitions while he awaits his title shot.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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