Since Michael Chandler accepted a battle versus Charles Oliveira rather of waiting even longer for the return of Conor McGregor, he hasactually been clapping back at critics who slammed him for waiting for 2 years.
One of those critics was UFC light-weight number one competitor, Arman Tsarukyan who formerly identified Michael Chandler as ‘dumb’ for thinking his long-awaited battle versus Conor McGregor would really takeplace.
Arman Tsarukyan ready to wait a year to battle Islam Makhachev
After selecting up a win over Charles Oliveira at UFC 300 this past April, ‘Ahalkalakets’ protected his position as the number one competitor in the 155lb department.
Despite that, he now might discover himself in a comparable position to what ‘Iron’ Chandler was in, sitting on the sidelines waiting for his battle versus Islam Makhachev to takeplace.
The Russian champ justrecently exposed that after sustaining a hand injury throughout his UFC 302 title defense versus Dustin Poirier, he now needs surgicaltreatment and won’t return to action till the veryfirst quarter of next year.
Tsarukyan hasactually made it clear throughout this year that he doesn’t care who he battles for the title as long as he is combating for undeniable gold.
However, the 27-year-old has justrecently confessed that he is ready to wait another year upuntil he battles for the title and will not battle in inbetween.
“I wear’t care when this battle takesplace even if it’s in a year, I’ll keep working,” Tsarukyan informed Red Corner MMA.
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