""They're not going to do that to Paddy - they love Paddy," Masvidal said on the "Death Row MMA" podcast. "Arman's a bad fight for Paddy. Arman stops him. After seeing this fight, there's no better candidate than Arman... Arman's at a different level; he's fast, he's strong, crazy athletic. It sucks that Arman had that mishap with the weight, because if not, he'd be the interim champ. I think Arman takes out Paddy and Gaethje the same night.""
"Meanwhile, Tsarukyan (23-3) had to watch the action from the cageside. While Tsarukyan is waiting for a fight, Masvidal doesn't think the UFC will match him up with Pimblett (23-4). Masvidal believes the UFC loves Pimblett and will shield him from Tsarukyan, as it is a bad matchup for the Liverpudlian. According to Masvidal Tsarukyan stops Pimblett inside the distance. Masvidal also believes Tsarukyan could take out both Gaethje (27-5) and Pimblett on the same night."
Ilia Topuria announced a short break, prompting an interim lightweight title fight between Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett at UFC 324 in Las Vegas, where Gaethje earned a unanimous decision after five rounds. Arman Tsarukyan (23-3) watched the bout from cageside while waiting for a fight. Jorge Masvidal says Tsarukyan is the best candidate to challenge Topuria and that the UFC will avoid matching him with Pimblett, arguing Tsarukyan is a bad stylistic matchup who would stop Pimblett inside the distance. Masvidal added that Tsarukyan could finish both Gaethje and Pimblett the same night. Tsarukyan suffered setbacks after missing weight and withdrawing from a scheduled title fight against Islam Makhachev, leaving him sidelined despite finishing Dan Hooker.
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