Arman Tsarukyan won the biggest fight of his career at UFC 300 Saturday night, defeating former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira by split decision. But it’s what happened during Tsarukyan’s walkout that has fans jawing the morning after.
As he was doing his walkout to the octagon, Tsarukyan got physical with a fan. Several videos were posted on X that showed him during his walkout, arm outstretched to shake a fan’s hand. Then Tsarukyan reacted very suddenly, turning toward the fan and appearing to punch them.
At the post-fight press conference, UFC president and CEO Dana White commented on the incident with his signature blend of humor and bravado.
“Yeah, you might not want to hang over things and grab people when they’re walking out,” White said. “These guys are all f***** hyped up and whatever, I’m sure we’re probably going to get sued but we’ll deal with that on Monday …