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Arman Tsarukyan Accuses Ilia Topuria of Dodging Contenders, Says Islam Makhachev Never Ran

“Ilia became a champ, but I wish Islam stayed in our division, because he doesn’t run from the fight,” Tsarukyan said as he readies for Dan Hooker at UFC Qatar. Given Topuria has already said he doesn’t want to fight Tsarukyan (22-3), he accused the champ of chasing “easy fights” like Paddy Pimblett and added, “We need a real champion who won’t escape contenders.”