Bye! Dana White Boots Arman Tsarukyan Back To The Drawing Board After Bailing On UFC 311 [Video]

Arman Tsarukyan’s weekend just got much worse.

The 28-year-old Armenian was supposed to compete in UFC 311‘s main event tonight (Sat., Jan. 18, 2025), but during the early morning weigh-ins yesterday, Tsarukyan didn’t show up because of a lingering back injury, and he was pulled from the fight.

After Islam Makhachev ran through Renato Moicano in one round (watch highlights), everyone thought Tsarukyan would immediately get booked for the Lightweight title again, but that’s not happening.

UFC CEO Dana White revealed during the UFC 311 post-fight press conference (watch here) that Tsarulyan will be placed at the back of the line.

“No,” White told the media when asked if Tsarukyan would get the next title shot. “He’s going back to the drawing board. I don’t want anybody to fight hurt, ever, but we’ve been in these positions before. We went down there with a doctor, went down there with Heather from the UFC P.I. – who is the best in …