Arman
Tsarukyan has lastly obtained his subsequent Ultimate Fighting Championship project.
Tsarukyan (19-3, 6-2 UFC) had been hooked up to a bout with Renato
Carneiro scheduled for the UFC on ESPN 45 card on April 29
earlier than “Moicano” pulled out attributable to harm. A substitute opponent
didn’t materialize in time for that occasion, however on Tuesday,
ESPN reported Tsarukyan and Joaquim
Silva would collide in a light-weight conflict at UFC on ESPN 47 on
June 17. The matchup was then confirmed by Silva’s workforce on their
social media accounts.
The surging Tsarukyan appeared most just lately in December, a
dominant unanimous choice victory over Damir
Ismagulov which allowed him to bounce again from a loss on the
fingers of former KSW two-division champion Mateusz
Gamrot within the UFC on ESPN 38 headliner. Prior, “Ahalkalakets”
went on a five-bout successful streak with victories over Joel
Alvarez and Matt
Frevola, amongst others. Tsarukyan’s solely different loss underneath the
UFC banner got here in opposition to present light-weight kingpin Islam
Makhachev.
Silva (12-3, 5-3 UFC) is searching for some continuity in his profession
and to construct momentum after his second-round stoppage over Jesse
Ronson at UFC Battle Night time 211 in October. The defeat snapped a
two-bout skid in opposition to Ricky Glenn
and Nasrat
Haqparast. General, “Netto BJJ” is 2-3 in his final 5.
UFC on ESPN 47 will go down on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada,
on June 17. The occasion is headlined by an intriguing struggle that includes
former185-pound title challenger Marvin
Vettori in opposition to Jared
Cannonier. Muslim
Salikhov and Nicolas
Dalby are additionally anticipated to collide at welterweight on the identical
night time.
