Outside Source
Tsarukyan (23-3) has been active in wrestling even when he is not competing in the UFC. Tsarukyan defeated four-time NCAA All-American Lance Palmer 10-0 via technical fall at RAF wrestling on Sunday. Tsarukyan subsequently called out Chandler for a wrestling match at RAF. While Tsarukyan is sure that Chandler stands no chance against him in MMA, he believes “Iron” might have a small chance on the wrestling mat.
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“I see Michael Chandler calling out somebody he is running from in the UFC,” Tsarukyan said at the RAF post-fight press conference. “Maybe here he’s not going to be a little girl and he’s going to wrestle with me because his background is wrestling. I’m not wrestler, I’m just MMA fighter… Here he has a little bit of a chance to win against me, but in the UFC he has zero chance.”
Supremely Confident
Responding to Tsarukyan, Chandler (23-10) first praised him for staying active in wrestling. Chandler accepted the callout, vowing to smash “Ahalkalakets.” However, Chandler hinted that he is still hopeful of a White House booking against Conor McGregor, who has kept him hanging for years now.
“One thing that I really respect about Arman is, even when he is not fighting in the UFC he’s staying active,” Chandler told the Schmo. “Doing grappling matches, doing wrestling matches… With that being said, I would absolutely smash Arman Tsarukyan in a wrestling match after watching him tonight. Now I will say he did look really good, really impressive but Lance Palmer didn’t look as good as he should have tonight. Arman, I will smash you in the RAF wrestling ring. But I got my sight set on something later this summer, I think we all know.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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