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Tsarukyan defeated Poullas via decision in a wrestling match that featured a number of chippy moments, including a backhanded slap from the UFC lightweight. When the match concluded, Tsarukyan shoved Poullas down and landed a right hand and a knee before he was separated from his opponent. At that point, chaos ensued as people rushed the mats.
Poullas, Tsarukyan React
“Unfortunately, I was jumped,” Poullas said on social media. “But as you guys saw my 62-year-old dad and both my brothers came to my rescue. That’s the way we were brought up. To fight for each other no matter what. We were outnumbered by like 12 Armenians and they came out running, fighting with me, fighting for me. So that’s f—king love. That’s how we were raised.
“To Arman, you’re a little bitch and by the way if you guys watched the match, I’m the only one that got a takedown. He got a push out and a couple penalty points. I’m still the champ, baby.”
Tsarukyan responded with a brief statement on X.
Tsarukyan is one of the top lightweight contenders in the UFC and is coming off a submission win against Dan Hooker this past November. Tsarukyan hasn’t endeared himself to promotion brass, however. In addition to pulling out of a title shot against Islam Makhachev at the last minute ahead of UFC 311, Tsarukyan drew negative attention for throwing a punch at a fan during a walkout and headbutting Hooker during a pre-fight faceoff.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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