Many years ago, ice hockey dreams danced in the head of top UFC lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan. “When I was young, I didn’t think about fighting. I was just playing hockey,” Tsarukyan ...

With the idea of a secret technique out in the open, it stands to reason that the move is part of Tsarukyan's game plan, which is a focus heading into the biggest fight of his career. During his ...

Big changes are rocking UFC 311. Arman Tsarukyan, set to headline the lightweight championship rematch against Islam Makhachev, is out due to a back injury. UFC CEO Dana White broke the news on ...

In a business that weighs drawing power against athletic excellence, Arman Tsarukyan's workhorse rise to title challenger is admirable. "It took five years to get here," Tsarukyan told CBS Sports ...

Saturday’s UFC 311 main event has undergone a drastic change after lightweight title challenger Arman Tsarukyan has been forced to withdraw due to a back injury. Tsarukyan, who was scheduled to ...

Tsarukyan would have hoped that his rematch with Makhachev – who outpointed the Armenian-Russian in 2019 – would simply be rescheduled for later this year, but that looks unlikely. UFC ...

Arman Tsarukyan's dream turned into a nightmare this past Friday when he suffered a last-minute injury ahead of UFC 311. UFC's first pay-per-view event of 2025 was supposed to feature a hotly ...

The UFC lightweight title remains the goal for #1 contender Arman Tsarukyan ahead of his rematch versus champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 311 this Saturday in L.A, but the goal posts could surely ...

Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan might be former foes, but they're not bitter rivals. The next UFC lightweight title fight is a rematch six years in the making, with current champion Makhachev ...

Arman Tsarukyan is heading for the biggest fight of his professional career this week in the main event of UFC 311. The challenger will take on Islam Makhachev for the UFC lightweight championship.

UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2 takes place at the new Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California on Saturday, Jan. 18. Early prelims is set to begin at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT, while the prelims start ...