Topuria criticizes Tsarukyan for flaunting wealth in recent interview

Ilia Topuria harshly criticized Arman Tsarukyan in a recent interview, targeting the lightweight contender's displays of wealth on social media. Topuria said he hates when someone acts rich by flashing money in people's faces, adding that Tsarukyan isn't even wealthy and is spending his father's money rather than his own. The featherweight champion called Tsarukyan a "natural child" and suggested his behavior is immature. This adds to the growing tension between the two fighters, who have previously exchanged words. Topuria's comments represent a personal attack beyond typical fight promotion trash talk.