Tsarukyan says Islam likely to retire soon, plans to become UFC's face

Arman Tsarukyan stated that a fight with Islam Makhachev is unlikely to happen as Makhachev will probably retire after a couple more fights. Tsarukyan declared that within a year he will take over the sport and become the face of UFC once he captures the title. Dana White commented that he likes Tsarukyan's current activity level and that to get a title shot, he just needs to avoid behaving like a maniac. The post also mentions that Tsarukyan believes everyone will think of UFC when they see him. This represents Tsarukyan's most confident public statements about his championship ambitions to date.