Arman Tsarukyan shares details of a Justin Gaethje fight that was rejected by the UFC, shedding light on what happened behind the scenes.

Arman Tsarukyan (23-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC), who pulled out of his title fight against lightweight champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 311 just one day prior, clarifies that he was willing to face Gaethje on short notice – but in a catchweight bout.

Arman Tsarukyan claims he didn't turn down a fight against Justin Gaethje at UFC 313. Here's why they won't be fighting.

Lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan says he agreed to fight Justin Gaethje on short notice, but it didn't come to fruition because the UFC wasn't able to grant him his request of a catchweight bout.

However, Tsarukyan wasted no time in disputing Gaethje's claim. According to him, he had accepted the matchup. Unfortunately, a demand for the fight to be at a catchweight of 160

Gaethje (25-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) runs things back with Rafael Fiziev (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) in the March 8 co-main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. With UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (26-1 MMA,

It isn't too difficult to get former interim UFC lightweight and 'BMF' Champion Justin Gaethje fired up. Upon accepting a short-notice rematch in a three-round co-main event against Rafael Fiziev next Saturday at UFC 313,