I went towards the title holder, but ran into a strong Pole. How Tsarukyan was “robbed” in the United States
Sergey Sorokin April 13, 2024, 20:15 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
Arman couldn’t finish Gamrot and paid for it.
On the night of April 13 to 14, the UFC 300 anniversary tournament will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise (USA). One of its main headliners will be Arman Tsarukyan. The Russian will fight in a candidate fight with the Brazilian Charles Oliveira. Armand is determined to achieve his chances of winning the title. Tsarukyan has finally recovered from his last defeat in the best league on the planet. The Russian’s winning streak was then interrupted by a sensational misfire, which sparked widespread controversy.
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On June 25, 2022, Arman dueled Mateusz Gamrot. Tsarukyan approached him with a five-fight winning streak. After the defeat at the hands of Islam Makhachev, we managed to gain considerable momentum. Standing in the Russian’s way were Olivier Aubin-Mercier, Davi Ramos, Matt Frevola, Christos Giagos and Joel Alvarez. It seemed that Armand, who had gained momentum, was getting closer to a possible title fight. And defeating Gamrot could significantly increase the chances of getting it.
The Pole began his UFC career with a split decision loss to Guram Kutateladze, but went on to reel off three straight wins. Scott Holzman, Jeremy Stephens and Diego Ferreira were defeated before even reaching the third round. Gamrot was determined to confront him and promised to deal with Tsarukyan. And before the fight he behaved in the most defiant way possible, constantly provoking and trying to bring out emotions. Arman was calm and did not react to his opponent’s behavior.
The defeat of Arman Tsarukyan and Mateusz Gamrot
Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC
The five-round fight was very viscous and viscous. Armand quickly took the initiative and began to dominate. It is interesting that the opponents looked almost equally good on the field. And in the standing position, there was a feeling that Tsarukyan was simply interrupting his opponent. As a result, Tsarukyan abandoned attempts to land takedowns and began to overwork the Pole in his hands. Both the quantity and quality of the attacks were on the Russian side. And Mateus was forced to save himself and literally hang on to Arman.
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Mateus realized that it was no longer possible to sit on defense, otherwise the opponent would simply take the victory on points. And he began to actively make exchanges, constantly forcing events. Arman began to falter and his advantage in speed and accuracy literally vanished before our eyes. In the end, a lot depended on the fifth round. And there Tsarukyan took position, but Gamrot reacted with a cold takedown and a minute of control. It was clear that the judges had a very difficult job ahead of them. As a result, the referee gave the victory to Mateus completely unexpectedly and by unanimous decision (!). All the judges gave the victory to Gamrot with a score of 48-47.
After the fight, this verdict caused a lot of controversy. Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev were delighted with the fight. But both pointed out that the fight was very close. Some fighters, commentators and analysts noted that it was possible to recognize Gamrot’s victory, but it was unlikely to be achieved by unanimous decision. And Belal Muhammad spoke especially eloquently: “I don’t know, for me Arman won by a wicket.”
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Now Armand will try not to repeat the mistakes that once interrupted his progress towards a title fight in the best league on the planet. The Russian is determined, he has made a powerful move and looks great. And in the fight with Beneil Dariush, Tsarukyan clearly demonstrated that he was no longer going to bring the matter to a judge’s decision. Arman wants to eliminate all questions ahead of schedule, so as not to have any more opportunities to “steal.”
