AUSTIN, Texas – Arman Tsarukyan made a big statement Saturday, and he’s hoping to turn that into a title shot.
The rising lightweight contender put away Beneil Dariush in devastating fashion in the main event of UFC on ESPN 52. Tsarukyan (21-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) needed a little more than a minute to connect a right hand on Dariush (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6-1 UFC) and put him out cold.
Afterward, Tsarukyan called for a shot at lightweight champion Islam Makhachev.