{"id":297007,"date":"2023-12-03T09:24:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T09:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=297007"},"modified":"2023-12-03T09:24:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T09:24:16","slug":"ufc-austin-tsarukyan-scores-incredible-first-round-ko-vs-dariush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/mma\/ufc-austin-tsarukyan-scores-incredible-first-round-ko-vs-dariush\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Austin: Tsarukyan scores incredible first round KO vs. Dariush"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> UFC Austin:\u00a0No 8 ranked lightweight Arman Tsarukyan scores incredible first-round KO over No 4 Beneil Dariush to dash rival&#8217;s title hopes<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tsarukyan knocked Dariush out with a right hand after only 64 seconds<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tsarukyan called for a rematch with UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No 8 ranked UFC lightweight Arman Tsarukyan shocked No 4 Beneil Dariush with a brutal knockout inside two minutes in the UFC Austin main event.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tsarukyan caught Dariush with a right hand after breaking a clinch which put Dariush on his back.<\/p>\n<p>Tsarukyan then followed with ground strikes before referee Dan Miragliotta stepped in to stop the fight with only a minute and four seconds gone.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It means the 27-year-old has now secured three straight knockout wins and his MMA record now stands at 21-3 (8-2 in the UFC).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following the fight, Tsarukyan praised Dariush for his humility and for being the only top-five lightweight who was willing to fight him.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/03\/78514931-12819243-image-a-28_1701574175863.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arman Tsarukyan knocked Beneil Dariush out inside two minutes in UFC Austin&#8217;s main event<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/03\/78514955-12819243-image-a-29_1701574180272.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tsarukyan improves his MMA record to 21-3 after scoring his tenth career knockout victory<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He is the most respectful fighter in our division,&#8217; Tsarukyan said of Dariush. &#8216;Nobody in the top-five wanted to fight.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Because of him, now I am a top-five fighter,&#8217; Tsarukyan added. &#8216;Hopefully the next one is for the title.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tsarukyan was beaten by UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev &#8211; when he was just 22 &#8211; back in 2019. He took the fight on short notice and it was his second career loss.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday night, Tsarukyan was adamant that he is much improved and can challenge Makhachev for the title four years after their initial meeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was 22 years old, now I&#8217;m 27, I improved,&#8217; Tsarukyan said. &#8216;Next fight is gonna be different, I&#8217;m gonna knock him out.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Tsarukyan also said he was open to fighting No 2 lightweight Justin Gaethje for the BMF belt before challenging Makhachev for the undisputed title.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tsarukyan scored his tenth knockout victory on top of five submission wins over his career. Tsarukyan was also given a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/mma\/article-12819243\/UFC-Austin-Arman-Tsarukyan-KO-Beneil-Dariush.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>UFC Austin:\u00a0No 8 ranked lightweight Arman Tsarukyan scores incredible first-round KO over No 4 Beneil Dariush to dash rival&#8217;s title hopes Tsarukyan knocked Dariush out <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/mma\/ufc-austin-tsarukyan-scores-incredible-first-round-ko-vs-dariush\/\" title=\"UFC Austin: Tsarukyan scores incredible first round KO vs. Dariush\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297006,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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