{"id":739073,"date":"2026-06-16T00:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T00:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/739073\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T00:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T00:45:22","slug":"justin-gaethje-reacts-to-massive-arman-tsarukyan-bet-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/739073\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Gaethje Reacts To Massive Arman Tsarukyan Bet Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">A new belt and a new truck?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight, Justin Gaethje, finally won the undisputed 155 lb title last night (Sun., June 14, 2026), forcing a corner stoppage against massive betting favorite, Ilia Topuria, between the fourth and fifth rounds at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-white-house-2026-fight-card-start-time-full-results-dana-white-conor-mcgregor-cbs-mma\/449022\/ufc-freedom-250-live-results-highlights-play-by-play-topuria-vs-gaethje\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC Freedom 250<\/a> live on Paramount+ on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-white-house-2026-fight-card-start-time-full-results-dana-white-conor-mcgregor-cbs-mma\/446205\/cranes-on-cranes-south-lawn-construction-underway-ufc-white-house-card-june-video\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">South Lawn<\/a> in Washington, D.C., as UFC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-news\/390493\/video-dana-white-shares-stunning-visual-renderings-of-historic-ufc-white-house-event-total-washington-d-c-takeover\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">celebrated America\u2019s 250th anniversary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Gaethje reacted to Tsarukyan\u2019s gift offer during the UFC Freedom 250 post-fight press conference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u201cI need a new truck,\u201d Gaethje said. \u201cI\u2019ll take a Ram. I\u2019m due for a new truck. My truck is a 2020. I bought it when I beat Tony Ferguson, and it\u2019s got about 65,000 miles on it, so send it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">And Tsarukyan is not backing down from the gift. In fact, he already asked Gaethje what color he wants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u201cOf course [I\u2019m getting him a truck]. I just checked what color he wants,\u201d Tsarukyan told Ariel Helwani. \u201cI\u2019m [competing] July 12, and then I\u2019m competing on July 18 in St. Louis, and after that, I\u2019m going to bring him a truck. &#8230; Dana White said Ram, so I\u2019m going to get him a Ram.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u201cRam is a UFC official sponsor, so maybe they will give me a discount, 15 or 10 percent,\u201d Tsarukyan concluded. \u201cBut if they don\u2019t, it\u2019s okay, it\u2019s not that expensive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">As for his MMA career, Tsarukyan is going to have to wait and see what Gaethje decides to do next because the new Lightweight champion has been noncommittal about his future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">At least Gaethje will have a new Ram truck while he decides.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">For complete UFC Freedom 250 results, coverage and highlights click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-white-house-2026-fight-card-start-time-full-results-dana-white-conor-mcgregor-cbs-mma\/449022\/ufc-freedom-250-live-results-highlights-play-by-play-topuria-vs-gaethje\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new belt and a new truck? 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