Arman Tsarukyan didn’t just come back at UFC Qatar. He made a statement, like a warrior who had been quietly sharpening his sword for months. Earlier this year, he was scheduled to fight Islam Makhachev at UFC 311, but withdrew at the last minute due to a back injury, a very hard blow for a contender who was largely touted as the answer to Islam Makhachev’s dominance.

To come back against Dan Hooker and handle him the way he did speaks to the absolute dominance and elite fighting skills of the Armenian fighter. As such, his performance didn’t go unnoticed by one of the sport’s greats, Georges St-Pierre, who wasted no time in placing him over legends like Jon Jones and Alex Pereira .

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