Arman Tsarukyan Ejected From Arena After Near Brawl With Rousey-Carano Prelims Fighter

Arman Tsarukyan was once again at the center of chaos on fight night, and this time he wasn’t even competing. The UFC lightweight contender went to the Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano fight at the Intuit Dome earlier in the evening as part of teammate David Mgoyan‘s corner.

However, things took a turn for the worst when welterweight contender Namo Fazil defeated Jake Babian with a shocking second-round anaconda choke submission in the final prelim fight.

Moments after receiving the microphone for his post-fight interview, Fazil publicly called out ‘Ahalkalakets,’ claiming the two “needed to talk.” Later, when he walked past him after the win, the altercation fans expected by now finally broke out.

Video from the arena showed Tsarukyan exchanging heated words with Fazil before trying to jump the barrier separating the crowd from the fighter walkway. Security stopped him, but the situation did not end there.

‘Ahalkalakets,’ along with some of his men, tried to confront Fazil again backstage before being prevented by security, which included Most Valuable Promotions founders Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian. Before things could escalate any further, the UFC lightweight was escorted out.

To add some context to this very messy situation, tension had been brewing throughout fight week. Namo Fazil had taken issue with Arman Tsarukyan’s past comments on Kurdish people during a livestream, in which the UFC star referred to them as “gypsies” while talking about Kurdistan.

“We train at the same gym,” Fazil wrote on his Instagram story. “Call me a gyps little man, when you see me. @arm_011 come and call me a gyps when you see me, okay?

“Let me finish my fight (and) I will see you soon.”

So, when Fazil walked past Arman Tsarukyan after the win, the bad blood came to the surface for all to see again. Ironically, it overshadowed Namo Fazil’s breakout performance. The Kurdish fighter survived a chaotic first round before putting pressure on Jake Babian and ending the bout in less than a minute in round 2 to win via an anaconda choke.

But by the end of the night, fans were talking less about the submission itself and more about Arman Tsarukyan nearly going mano-o-mano on Netflix’s first-ever MMA event.

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