Tsarukyan explains why he punched fan at UFC 300: “I’m going to go to prison in U.S.”

Arman Tsarukyan. Photo via YouTube

Top ranked UFC lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan punched a fan during the walkout at yesterday’s UFC 300.

There were a lot of question marks surrounding the incident before the fighter explained the situation at the post-fight press conference.

“He showed me ‘Fuck you’ and he wanted to punch me and I wanted to punch him back,” Tsarukyan said. “That’s it. So guys, no one show me ‘Fuck you.’ It doesn’t matter who you are, I’m going to punch you in the face. You can show me ‘Fuck ’ from like 200 meters, I’m not going to punch you. But when you’re close to me, it’s, like automatically, I’m from Russia. Don’t do that, please, or I’m going to go to prison in U.S.”

Arman Tsarukyan punched a fan during his walkout to fight Charles Oliveira 😅 pic.twitter.com/DMoX27o8H1

— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) April 14, 2024

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Arman Tsarukyan is on a roll

Tsarukyan is on a roll with four straight wins in the UFC. His plan of being the next to challenge Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title has to wait since the champion will take on Dustin Poirier next.

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UFC CEO Dana White also commented on the situation.

“You might not want to hang over the things and grab people when they’re walking out,” White said at the press conference. “These guys are all fuciking hyped up whatever. I’m sure we’re probably going to get sued. We’ll deal with that on Monday too.”

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