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Matt Erickson and John Morgan

Arman Tsarukyan ready to take on Al Iaquinta because of his experience fighting Khabib

ABU DHABI – Arman Tsarukyan beat Davi Ramos with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN+ 30 in Abu Dhabi.

Take a look inside the fight with Tsarukyan, who has back-to-back wins after dropping his UFC debut in April 2019.

Result: Arman Tsarukyan def. Davi Ramos via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Updated records: Tsarukyan (15-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Ramos (10-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Key stat: Tsarukyan nearly doubled up on Ramos in the striking department, 88-48.

Tsarukyan on the fight’s key moment

“This was a great fight for me because Davi Ramos is a very strong opponent. He is one of the stronger grapplers in the world. … I’m a very young fighter, every day I will get better and better. I can destroy my whole division.”

Tsarukyan on being on “Fight Island”

“I have never been here. It’s a great island. It’s a great place. I am so very happy because it is very great to me to fight on ‘Fight Island.’ I didn’t fight for one year, which was bad. But now I am happy. It is good for me.”

Tsarukyan on what he wants next

“Next fight, I want to fight with top 15, top 10 guys – maybe (Al) Iaquinta because he is a very strong guy and he fought with Khabib Nurmagomedov. I want to fight with him because it’s a good fight for me.”

To hear more from Tsarukyan, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.

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