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Ruffy will face his biggest step up in competition in the Ultimate Fighting Championship when he squares off against Tsarukyan at UFC 331 on Sept. 19 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The Brazilian believes a win over Tsarukyan warrants a title shot next.
Mauricio Ruffy believes a UFC 331 win over Arman Tsarukyan could earn him a lightweight title opportunity
Ruffy claims he isn’t feeling any pressure following the announcement of the lightweight booking and vows to hunt for a knockout win over “Ahalkalakets” in the UFC 331 co-headliner. As he did with his last bout, Ruffy’s training camp will soon commence in Australia under the guidance of Alexander Volkanovski.
“Winning this fight takes us straight to the title,” Ruffy said on his Instagram Stories in Portuguese. “And that’s it; let’s go and give it our all. I don’t feel pressure at all. I feel privileged, very grateful to God for all this. I’m going there for the knockout… I don’t want to leave the octagon without that result. I’m leaving now. I’m going to Australia to do the full camp there.”
Ruffy (14-2) has finished five of his six UFC wins so far and has only lost to Benoit St. Denis inside the Octagon. The 30-year-old is coming off finishes over Rafael Fiziev and Michael Chandler. Meanwhile, Tsarukyan is on a five-fight win streak, 10-2 in the UFC and finished Dan Hooker in his last bout.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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