Tsarukyan – about the fight with Oliveira: “I thought that if they gave him victory, I would leave the gloves and leave MMA”

UFC fighter Arman Tsarukyan On , he admitted that he was ready to retire if he lost the fight against Brazilian Charles Oliveira.

The fight took place in April at the UFC 300 tournament in Las Vegas (USA) and ended with Tsarukyan’s victory by split decision.

— Weren’t you worried when your fight with Oliveira ended in a split decision?

– It has become alarming. I thought it was even possible. Again, something is wrong because I thought I controlled the fight and won every round. When I found out it was a split decision, I still didn’t believe they would give him the win. I thought in my head that if they gave him a win, then I would ditch the gloves and leave the sport.

— Were there really such emotions?

– Yes, at that moment I was in the heat of the moment with emotions. Even if I lost, I would still move towards my goal.

Maybe the UFC at that time was much more interesting, and because of this they wanted… Then the judge who gave the victory to Oliveira admitted his mistake and called my coaches, m asked for my number and wrote me an apology on social media. But if another judge had made the same mistake, I would have lost the fight and would have had to repeat the path that I have covered in five years, ”Tsarukyan said on the air of the program “Everyone for the match! .

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