Athletistic/ MMA. Russian mixed martial arts fighter Arman Tsarukyan has opened up about his relationship with colleague and compatriot Islam Makhachev on social media and in real life.

“There’s never been any tension between us, everything is calm. I’m just adding fuel to the fire on the internet, but there’s nothing like it. If I don’t talk about it, nobody will talk about it. Islam is a good guy, always when we see each other, I don’t have anything personal for him, if he has something, I think he will say it,” Tsarukyan said.

Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan met on April 20, 2019. This fight was Tsarukyan’s debut in the UFC. Makhachev defeated his opponent by unanimous decision. Islam has 22 wins, 1 loss and 0 draw in professional mixed martial arts. Tsarukyan’s performance stats are 18 wins, 2 losses, 0 draws.