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Arman Tsarukyan fires back at Paddy Pimblett after UFC 331 win: 'Ruffy that night wouldn’t beat me anywhere'
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Arman Tsarukyan took aim at Paddy Pimblett after his win at UFC 331.
Tsarukyan scored a vicious first-round knockout over Mauricio Ruffy to cement himself as the No. 1 contender. It was a violent finish, and now he hopes to face Justin Gaethje, whose future is up in the air, as there were thoughts that he would retire as the champion after his win over Ilia Topuria.
Yet, another name in title contention is Pimblett, who wasn't thrilled by Tsarukyan's win.
“I've got to give him his due,†Pimblett said on his YouTube channel. “As much as I don't like him, that was a naughty elbow. I thought he looked pretty sh*t up until the point of the elbow. His eye is messed up already. I wish he never landed that just to see how the second and third would have went. That's where he was just thinking of wrestling, thinking of wrestling, but when they separated with like 15 seconds to go, Ruffy should have tried to put it on him. Ruffy was staying against the fence. That was a statement. I'd still punch his head in, though.â€
Pimblett felt like Tsarukyan had a lot of holes in his game, and despite getting a first-round KO at UFC 331, they showed again against Ruffy.
Arman Tsarukyan Fires Back at Paddy Pimblett
After Pimblett's comments, Tsarukyan fired back at the Brit and claimed Ruffy wasn't going to win no matter where the fight went.
“It's his personal opinion; everybody has their own opinion. I know Ruffy that night wouldn't beat me anywhere. If not that elbow, the second round could be a submission, and the third round could be a TKO. In my head, I would finish him,†Tsarukyan said to Ariel Helwani.
Tsarukyan, meanwhile, believes if Pimblett fought Ruffy at UFC 331, the Brit would have lost as he claims Ruffy is the best striker in the lightweight division.
“He wouldn't wrestle him, but in the second and third rounds, Paddy could take him down. If Paddy wanted to strike with him, he would lose. … I think Ruffy is the best striker in our division right now… MMA is different. You can bring the best striker, show him wrestling and knock him out because he's going to focus on the wrestling,†Tsarukyan added.
Ultimately, the feud between Tsarukyan and Pimblett will only help build up their potential fight.
Who do you think would win, Arman Tsarukyan or Paddy Pimblett?
This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM
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