Arman Tsarukyan shares details of a Justin Gaethje fight that was rejected by the UFC, shedding light on what happened behind the scenes.

However, Tsarukyan wasted no time in disputing Gaethje's claim. According to him, he had accepted the matchup. Unfortunately, a demand for the fight to be at a catchweight of 160

Arman Tsarukyan (23-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC), who pulled out of his title fight against lightweight champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 311 just one day prior, clarifies that he was willing to face Gaethje on short notice – but in a catchweight bout.

Justin Gaethje claims he would rather fight Arman Tsarukyan or Charles Oliveira at UFC 313 than a rematch with Rafael Fiziev.

Surging lightweight contender, Arman Tsarukyan has claimed he was open to a catchweight fight with Justin Gaethje in a bid to save the UFC 313 co-main event