UFC 331 live blog: Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mauricio Ruffy
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This is the UFC 331 live blog for Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mauricio Ruffy, the five-round lightweight co-main event bout Saturday at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Tsarukyan and Ruffy head into tonight’s event hoping to secure an elusive title shot, with Tsarukyan currently tied at No. 2 with Ilia Topuria at 155 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, and Ruffy looking to rise from the No. 10 spot. On the MMA Fighting Pound-for-Pound charts, Tsarukyan is ranked No. 16.
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Currently on a five-fight win streak, Tsarukyan (23-3) looks to earn another opportunity to capture lightweight gold after his UFC 311 championship chance ended in disaster. Tsarukyan was booked to fight Islam Makhachev, but was forced to withdraw a day before fight night due to a back injury and he has been clawing his way back since. He stayed in the win column with a dominant submission over Dan Hooker and has found success wrestling for RAF and with his rapidly growing social media profile, and looks to make his case undeniable with a strong performance Saturday.
Ruffy (14-2) is coming off of a spectacular first-round knockout over Michael Chandler at the historic UFC White House event this past June. The Brazilian striking specialist has won 13 of 14 fights by KO/TKO and can shake up the division if he puts down Tsarukyan.
Check out the UFC 331 live blog for Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mauricio Ruffy below.
Preamble
Here we go, it’s time for Arman Tsarukyan to cement himself as the no-doubt, set-in-stone, guaranteed, bonafide, next challenger for Justin Gaethje. Nothing could go wrong, right?