00:00Justin Gaethje, Armand Saruqian to blame for his own UFC troubles
00:05Despite Saruqian being the top lightweight contender, he has been sidelined
00:10from the title picture. As the champion, Ilya Tapuria, takes a short hiatus
00:15Gaethje will fight Patty Pimblett for the interim lightweight title at UFC 324
00:20on Saturday in Las Vegas. Gaethje believes Saruqian is to blame
00:25for the situation that he is in. Multiple mistakes.
00:30Saruqian is definitely, probably more deserving, Gaethje told New York Post Sports.
00:35But the guy up multiple times, and this is something you can't do. Then he heads up
00:40Red Butt's Dan Hooker on the scale. Saruqian initially disappointed the UFC by
00:45pulling out of a title fight against Islam Makachev last year. When Makachev vacated
00:50the title and moved up, Saruqian was denied the title shot. While Saruqian
00:55kept calling for a title shot, Tapuria expressed interest in fighting Patty Pimblett.
01:00Saruqian hoped to secure a title shot with his stoppage win over Dan Hooker at UFC
01:05Qatar this past November. However, head-butting Hooker at the weigh-ins probably didn't
01:10help Saruqian's cause. Saruqian had also thrown a punch at a fan while walking
01:15for his UFC 300 clash against Oliveira in 2024.
01:20Saruqian had also thrown a punchline.
01:21Saruqian has also thrown into a ê°€ì§€ê³ in the way he was
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