""If I lose, OK, I lose, I don't care, it's not my sport. If I lose in freestyle wrestling, it's OK. But in the UFC I'm locked in for two months, and I think about the fight all day, because that's the sport I live for and it's my goal to be a UFC champion... It's easier to wrestle for me, but MMA is hard.""
"Arman Tsarukyan reveals he doesn't take grappling matches as seriously as UFC fights🤼😭 "It's like a training session because I don't cut weight. If I lose, I don't care, it's not my sport. But in the UFC I'm locked in for two months and think about the fight all day, because... pic.twitter.com/NiLSFK8rof - Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) January 12, 2026"
""It's like a training session because I don't cut weight,""
Arman Tsarukyan approaches freestyle wrestling matches primarily as training and does not cut weight or fixate on outcomes. He accepts losses in wrestling without concern because MMA is his professional focus and path to a UFC title. UFC fights demand a two-month training camp, weight cutting, intense preparation, media duties, and full mental commitment. Tsarukyan holds a 23-3 record, pulled out of a scheduled lightweight title challenge against Islam Makhachev last year and faced disciplinary consequences. He recently recorded wrestling wins over Mehdi Baydulaev and Lance Palmer, a draw with Sharabutdin Magomedov, and a submission win over Dan Hooker.
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