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Tsarukyan (23-3) is among the most popular stars in the UFC today, partly due to his regular appearances with social media inlfuencers like Sneako, N3on, and Nina Marie-Daniele. Adesanya believes Tsarukyan needs to spend more time training instead of hanging out with streamers if he wants to reach the very top of the sport. Adesanya admits that Tsarukyan’s popularity has skyrocketed due to his social media. However, the former middleweight champion believes Tsarukyan might find himself sidelined from the UFC lightweight title picture yet again.
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Choosing Priorities
“[Arman’s] streaming… Look, he knows how to train, he knows what to do but, to be at the top-top of the game, you can’t be hanging out with Sneako and N3on on the regular,” Adesanya said on “The Mightycast.” “You gotta be in the gym… You gotta be at least as active as possible. So Arman, popularity wise I’d say his stock is boom, shot up. He’s doing the right thing. But I think Gaethje sitting frontside at the Max vs. Conor fight in Vegas – he’s already got the story there with Max – he wants revenge. But also Conor vs. Gaethje would feed families, it would feed f—-ing countries.”
Tsarukyan has been deprived of a lightweight title shot despite widely being considered the most deserving contender. “Ahalkalakets” initially irked the UFC top brass by pulling out of a title challenge against Islam Makhachev last year. While many expected that Tsarukyan would have compensated by beating Dan Hooker this past November, he still remains sidelined.
Justin Gaethje dethroned Ilia Topuria to win the lightweight title last weekend in a huge upset. While Tsarukyan should ideally be the frontrunner for the next title shot, Conor McGregor’s return against Max Holloway at 329 next month could complicate things.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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