Matt Brown Disagrees With Dana White’s Decision to Punish Arman Tsarukyan
Speaking to co-host Damon Martin on MMA Fighting’s “The Fighter vs. The Writer,” Matt Brown explained why Arman Tsarukyan should fight Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title despite pulling out of UFC 311.
“In my opinion, either you earned a title shot or you didn’t,” Brown said. “If it was some egregious thing that he did to have to pull out of the fight I get where you punish him, but if he got legitimately injured and couldn’t fight, why should he be punished for it? If he earned it, he earned it. It’d be a different situation if he came up on a week’s notice or didn’t really earn the shot, they were kind of giving it to him for some other reason, which happens sometimes, but if he earned it, which I feel like he has, then that should be pretty set. He’s already earned it, he’s paid his due, and I think the injury was a flukish thing.”
UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier recently shared his belief that Tsarukyan should be rebooked to fight Makhachev for the 155-pound gold. The general consensus is that Tsarukyan is the toughest challenger for Makhachev at this point. Time will tell if the UFC brass ultimately decides to backtrack.
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