Arman Tsarukyan and Joél Álvarez meet in New Jersey, discuss rematch

Arman Tsarukyan met with Joél Álvarez in New Jersey and suggested a potential rematch scenario. Tsarukyan joked about Álvarez's size and proposed that Álvarez take the 170-pound belt while he captures the 155-pound title, then they could fight again. The two previously fought in February 2022, when Tsarukyan won by TKO in the second round with ground-and-pound. Since that loss, Álvarez has remained undefeated, with that defeat being only his second in the UFC after an earlier loss to Damir Ismagulov. Álvarez now competes at welterweight, where he defeated Vicente Luque in October.