Earning wins in the UFC is certainly no easy task, but what comes next is often even more important: the post-fight callout.
So after Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 30 event in Abu Dhabi, who took advantage of their time on the mic? See below for this week’s Callout Collection – and just how realistic each one is.
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First up, let’s take a look at the preliminary card …
Arman Tsarukyan
Wants to fight:Al Iaquinta
The callout: “Next fight, I want to fight with Top 15, Top 10 guys. Maybe (Al) Iaquinta because he is a very strong guy and he fought with Khabib Nurmagomedov. I want to fight with him because it’s a good fight for me. I’m a very young fighter, every day I will get better and better. I can destroy my whole division.”
The reality: Arman Tsarukyan may not be the most well-known name in the UFC’s stacked 155-pound division, but if he keeps on getting past tough names, it won’t be long before he’s thrown in there with one of the division’s more prominent figures.
Tsarukyan says he’s ready for that push right now, but I suspect he’ll have to work his way through one or two more unranked guys before the likes of Iaquinta appear as legitimate options. That’s not to say it won’t happen eventually – Tsarukyan was very competitive in his debut defeat to Islam Makhachev and has looked solid in each of his subsequent octagon appearances.
Another win, and perhaps a finish, in his next outing would strengthen Tsarukyan’s case but, after three UFC appearances, he’s certainly trending in the right direction.
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Callout Collection: Who UFC on ESPN+ 30 winners want next – and how likely they'll get them
