At UFC Qatar, Arman Tsarukyan is finally making his return after 18 months to face Dan Hooker. One win could push Tsarukyan closer to a title fight, which he missed at UFC 311 after an injury forced him to pull out. Now, Hooker has broken down what makes the Tsarukyan matchup so appealing ahead of their November 22 fight, apart from it possibly being a title eliminator.

Hooker states that being the underdog is, in fact, a benefit for him. Hooker adds that every good moment he has makes Tsarukyan feel even worse. What makes it even more interesting is that everyone has Tsarukyan as an elite-level athlete who has earned a title shot, someone who could come close to beating a champion, such as Ilia Topuria, someone the champion is avoiding.

According to Hooker, when someone with that much h

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