{"id":555925,"date":"2026-03-23T19:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/555925\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T19:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:39:08","slug":"arman-tsarukyan-teases-featherweight-move-following-movsar-evloevs-ufc-london-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/555925\/","title":{"rendered":"Arman Tsarukyan teases featherweight move following Movsar Evloev&#8217;s UFC London win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arman Tsarukyan turned a lot of heads with his social media post following UFC London.<\/p>\n<p>This past Saturday\u2019s event was headlined by a pivotal featherweight clash between Movsar Evloev and Lerone Murphy. After five rounds of action, Evloev scored the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/movsar-evloev\/ufc-london-results-movsar-evloev-defeats-lerone-murphy-highlights\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">majority decision win<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tsarukyan took to his Threads account with an interesting poll teasing a move down to 145 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUFC fans, is it time for me to save the featherweight division?,\u201d Tsarukyan wrote.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time \u201cAhalkalakets\u201d has hinted at changing his weight class. The No. 2-ranked UFC lightweight recently appeared on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jau67l1Q-iY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Aviator YouTube channel<\/a>, and he took aim at reigning featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski (via <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2026\/03\/15\/arman-tsarukyan-says-hell-retire-alexander-volkanovski-and-offer-him-a-new-career\/#Echobox=1773600358\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bloody Elbow<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, it makes sense,\u201d Tsarukyan said. \u201cI\u2019ll beat Volk and then I\u2019ll hire him as my chef because when I beat him, he\u2019s going to retire and he\u2019s gotta do something and I can pay good money for him, to have a good chef like him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tsarukyan\u2019s last MMA bout took place back in Nov. 2025 when he submitted Dan Hooker at UFC Qatar. He has been staying busy outside of the Octagon by participating in submission grappling and freestyle wrestling matches.<\/p>\n<p>The top 155-pounder is set for a RAF 7 rematch against Georgio Poullas on Saturday. Their first encounter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/ufc\/arman-tsarukyans-raf-match-ignites-wild-brawl-georgio-poullas-calls-ufc-star-a-little-b\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ended in a brawl<\/a>, so time will tell if cooler heads will prevail this go-around.<\/p>\n<p>As for Tsarukyan\u2019s UFC run, \u201cAhalkalakets\u201d hasn\u2019t exactly found himself in the good good graces of company CEO Dana White. The UFC boss has told reporters that Tsarukyan has caused issues behind the scenes, which has prevented him from being elevated to a championship fight.<\/p>\n<p>Tsarukyan was set to challenge Islam Makhachev for the UFC Lightweight Championship in Jan. 2025. He ended up pulling out of the fight hours before the weigh-ins due to an injury.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think there\u2019s any chance we see Arman Tsarukyan compete at featherweight? Leave a comment below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arman Tsarukyan turned a lot of heads with his social media post following UFC London. 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