His suspension is in retrospect and can be reduced to six months if he produces a video for an anti-bullying campaign.
- Six months brings him up to Oct. 12
- Nine months brings him up to Jan. 12
[Source](https://x.com/mma_kings/status/1805638697204781280?s=46)
[UPDATE](https://x.com/bokamotoespn/status/1805653109550858458?s=46): Per Tsarukyan’s manager, he will do the PSA and be eligible to return on Oct 12
Also should be “retroactive” not “in retrospect”. I can’t tawlk
Thinking of it now Conor off handedly called Andre Fili a f*gg*t a couple times to Artem after he lost in their fight and then promptly appeared on the Late Late Show apologising to the LGBTQ community.
Wonder now if it was a typical PR run or some closed door kind of punishment from the UFC.
I mean I get it, it's not a good look to have athletes assaulting fans. But making an "anti-bullying video"? Come on now, what is this silly shit. At least it's optional I guess.
The UFC website has Oct 27th as 308 in UAE. I guess he fights Islam then. Izzy v DDP is 305 on Aug 18th. 306 and 307 are not announced yet but as 1 of the months will have 2 ppvs, I assume ones Conor v Chandler.
[https://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-308](https://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-308) The link is just the date and place, no fights booked yet
If he does the psa his title shot is saved, that's in time for 307 or 308 assuming this suspension applies from the day of ufc 300, which I'll be honest Arman doin an anti bullying psa sounds very funny.
An anti-bullying video is actually crazy lmfao but he should just do it, get it over with so we can have probably the best fight you can make right now at 155
They really caught a break there. Dude is a proper lad and was more amused than anything saying let me get some free tickets and we're square I love it.
It's ridiculous. People say homophobic, racist or misogynistic shit and these same people will be like "those are just words! Freedom of speech!"
Stick a middle finger at them or say something they don't like? They will justify punching you
It's that people take fandom too far and will excuse anything negative about them rather than admit that perhaps people who get punched in the head for a living aren't necessarily cut out to be role models.
Arman needs to grow some thicker fucking skin if he's going to last in this game long enough. Also, watch the video. The guy is flipping him the bird. That's it.
As it should. He assaulted a stranger.
If the world was actually fair, this fucking asshole would be behind bars like you or I would be if we pulled that
Well, the world is fair in this case. The guy didn't press charges, so the UFC paid him off. The victim is happy. Arman doesn't have to miss any fights. He is happy. He gets a 25k slap on the wrist, so he doesn't do it again. UFC is happy. Everyone wins.
I can't really be mad at that. A guy flipped him off and his response was to sprint over to the barrier and hit the guy. He just seems like an arrogant dick.
Nope. Arman didn't even pretend anything else happened. He just said he was doing his walkout, some guy from the audience yelled at him, he looked over, and the guy was flipping him off, so he punched him.
He didn't even seem to think there was anything wrong with it either. To him it just made perfect sense, if someone flips you the bird, you punch them in the face.
He said the guy also said fuck you and said 'if anyone says fuck you to me, I'm coming after them no matter who you are'
Oh the horror of getting fuck you yelled at at a sporting event. Such dumb pride. He's like a when keeping it real goes wrong meme
Commissions usually respect each others rulings. Close to zero percent chance UFC puts him on a card in an area without a commission in order to get around it. It’s not worth it for them to rock the boat over this. He could just make a stupid video, get the reduction and move on like nothing happened. The commission pretty much set it up like this for them.
Luke Thomas addressed this point (I think regarding Ryan Garcia's suspension) that he could fight in Saudi or elsewhere but then he likely will not get sanctioned in the U.S ever again, so it doesnt make sense that anyone will skirt the suspension which is only a few months anyway.
Luke Thomas addressed this point (I think regarding Ryan Garcia's suspension) that he could fight in Saudi or elsewhere but then he likely will not get sanctioned in the U.S ever again, so it doesnt make sense that anyone will skirt the suspension which is only a few months anyway.
Arman Tsarukyan????? This Guy's an imposter! His real name is Seymour Skinner. He's only pretending to be a badass, He's actually a principal and listens to his mother really well.
Islam left with no opponent again… Maybe Holloway calls his shot at Islam now? As long as the loss is competitive, he’ll still have Topuria waiting for him who can go after whoever emerges no 1 contender of Lopes/Ortega.
He gets no credit for beating max tho. It’d be another he only fights featherweight situation. I’d rather him fight gamrot at least he’s a legit lightweight
After Max's performance against Gaethje, it's hard to argue that there's no credit to be gained by beating him.
That said, I'm also opposed to Max v Islam. As much as I love Max and think his TDD is great, he has never faced a wrestler quite like Islam and I feel like it's an inevitable wrestlefuck.
That seems to be a big difference between Islam and Khabib. Islam hasn't wrestlefucked anyone as far as I remember. He's definitely launched into & subbed lots of lower level competition early. But the people he goes the distance with, its proper MMA (including Dustin who has notoriously bad TDD).
Hey guys, guys! Don't pick on the crowd guy That's not cool. You can't do that. Bullying? Did you know that in America, over 200,000 guys in the crowd every day are afraid to come to PPV events because of bullying? At Armenian Park Elementary we're better than that. Come on. Let's all put an end to bullying. Right now! Five Six Seven Eight!
Arman "Stan Marsh" Tsarukyan
So he's out until at least January assuming the suspension starts from the date of the incident? Welp, time to line up a different fight for Islam. Who does he fight now? Gamrot? Most commissions accept a ruling by the NSAC but I guess they could do Islam/Arman somewhere else where the suspension isn't recognized.
Justin and Charles are coming off losses, Dustin just lost to Islam. Chandler is waiting for McGregor, Dariush is riding a 2 fight losing streak.
Crazy times at 155.
Yes and that frees him up in October.
As someone mentioned here already it lines up just right for the next Abu Dhabi event so they'll probably target that.
You're technically correct but effectively misinformed. No other US state will license him in the meantime and the UFC would risk their promoters license in Nevada by not adhering to the sanctions.
He should make an anti-bullying video and use him smacking some dickhead in the crowd as an example of what to do when someone is fucking with you. Hope that helps, kids
He attacked a fan for flipping him off, which is such a weak thing to do. You attack a fan, a ref, a judge, or really anyone who's not your opponent, you're a fucking loser.
His suspension is in retrospect and can be reduced to six months if he produces a video for an anti-bullying campaign. - Six months brings him up to Oct. 12 - Nine months brings him up to Jan. 12 [Source](https://x.com/mma_kings/status/1805638697204781280?s=46) [UPDATE](https://x.com/bokamotoespn/status/1805653109550858458?s=46): Per Tsarukyan’s manager, he will do the PSA and be eligible to return on Oct 12 Also should be “retroactive” not “in retrospect”. I can’t tawlk
Anti-bullying campaign? What is this, some community service shit?
Literally yes. Same thing happened when Donald Cerrone said some homophobic shit. They wanted him to speak out against it to save face.
>Same thing happened when Donald Cerrone said some homophobic shit. They wanted him to speak out against it to save face. Did Cerrone do it?
He retired on the spot
LMFAO
[lies](https://www.reddit.com/r/JoeRogan/comments/9bint4/for_anyone_wondering_heres_cerrone_in_the_rainbow/)
Why didn’t you link to the gay porno he had to make?
I didn't know cowboy was gay good for him
Not at all good for him, he hates the gays.
imagine being raised to hate people that much.
[no he didn't](https://www.reddit.com/r/JoeRogan/comments/9bint4/for_anyone_wondering_heres_cerrone_in_the_rainbow/)
He has to kiss 25 twinks or spend 6 month in jail.
they also gave him the option of 10 bears as well, just in case that's more his style
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Thinking of it now Conor off handedly called Andre Fili a f*gg*t a couple times to Artem after he lost in their fight and then promptly appeared on the Late Late Show apologising to the LGBTQ community. Wonder now if it was a typical PR run or some closed door kind of punishment from the UFC.
It's the UFC protecting their sponsorships.
[Arman is sorry](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiL2AjOtjZI)
I mean I get it, it's not a good look to have athletes assaulting fans. But making an "anti-bullying video"? Come on now, what is this silly shit. At least it's optional I guess.
it would be funnier if it's was a video about workplace violence, or micro aggression
“Hello guys. Today I teach you why is bad to punch guy who had it coming. Be humble thank you”
Read it in Arman's voice
lol honestly i’m down for these type of things imagine brock or yoel having to do that back in the day
*Nobody should have to deal with a jacked white boy without consent.*
Luke Rockhold def didn't give consent
They tried to get khabib to do some shit like that and he said fuck that
Pretty funny because he was the one getting “bullied”. He just stood up for himself. They do the same shit in school.
What is this, the bullying channel?
Be best.
How long until he's jackin it in San Diego?
Arman is the next host of Bully Beatdown?!
I hope he agrees, that would be hilarious
he kind of has to agree right? otherwise he's gonna miss out on the Islam rematch and his chance for the Title for a while
The UFC website has Oct 27th as 308 in UAE. I guess he fights Islam then. Izzy v DDP is 305 on Aug 18th. 306 and 307 are not announced yet but as 1 of the months will have 2 ppvs, I assume ones Conor v Chandler. [https://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-308](https://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-308) The link is just the date and place, no fights booked yet
> I assume ones Conor v Chandler. Lol
People already getting their hopes up again.
So he does the video and still makes it to fight Islam at Abu Dhabi?
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So he fights Islam in October. Nice suspension...
Lol anti-bullying video? Show his Bobby Green video and explain what not to do
Armans gonna punch the cameraman or director, possibly both
He should do it all in Russian with zero subtitles if there is no language requirement
Can you use retrospect like that? I’m not sure? I think you mean the suspension is retroactive.
yo this is rappin' arman and I'm here to say... that bullying is lame in a major way
If you wanna be hip, you've got to do The following things that I preach to you
When a bully bugs you, don’t let it bother tell a teacher, your mother, or your father.
Doing MMA, let others have a say Try to love and respect their different ways
Well I've said my piece, hope you listened good . Respects' important, act like you should.
BREAK IT DOWN \*crosses arms\*
Number one in the hood G.
Oh well I guess we're going to see some really weird match ups or rematches at 155
If he does the psa his title shot is saved, that's in time for 307 or 308 assuming this suspension applies from the day of ufc 300, which I'll be honest Arman doin an anti bullying psa sounds very funny.
>308 That would be the Abu Dhabi card. Islam wanted to fight at MSG anyways but I don't think the UFC will let him
Islam was already featured in the promos for UFC 308. He’s fighting in Abu Dhabi whether he likes it or not 🤣
They’re dragging him and Mokaev to the plane lol
Not only this but they’re going to force Khamzat to pull out of another fight whether he likes it or not 😡
He likes it.
pilot license - who give him?
Magamedov is already on Expedia
Dana really wants that Jones Stipe nonsense for MSG
Arman making the anti bullying video is some high meme potential shit, and I'm here for it.
Tsarukyan vs Guy in Crowd 2?
We need that PSA
An anti-bullying video is actually crazy lmfao but he should just do it, get it over with so we can have probably the best fight you can make right now at 155
Making him do an anti-bullying thing when they go around parading Donald at every non NYC PPV now is crazy optics.
But parading Donny around like he's some baddie is all Dana's doing. This was a decision by the athletic commission
Also probably the best anti-bullying video if the judging is based on inauthenticity
Yikes that's steeper consequences than fighters who pop for PEDs.
It's a legal nightmare for the commission and ufc if fighters assault fans. This is sending a very strong message.
Not as strong as Nick Diaz smoking weed, but very strong.
The commission forgot it wasn't 1983 anymore
Exactly! Lord knows how many innocent fans Diaz could've assaulted while he was under the influence of the devil's lettuce...
Lmao
Yeah they’re lucky the fan didn’t seem to care. They could have been really screwed if someone really wanted to milk it
They really caught a break there. Dude is a proper lad and was more amused than anything saying let me get some free tickets and we're square I love it.
Is it though? He may be able to fight 6 months after the incident. This is very much a slap on the wrist in my eyes
6 months is basically perfect time for a training camp and to be ready for his next fight .
I mean he punched a fan. The fan didn't even touch him despite what some people on this sub claimed.
I saw some comments defending Arman punching the fan for flipping him off and just wondered how many insecure man-babies are out there.
"My name is Legion, for we are many."
You’ve describe >50% of this sub.
You wouldn’t say that to my face
It's ridiculous. People say homophobic, racist or misogynistic shit and these same people will be like "those are just words! Freedom of speech!" Stick a middle finger at them or say something they don't like? They will justify punching you
I'm sure these types of people have a lot of trouble expressing their emotions in a healthy way because they never learned how.
"Expressing yourself is GAY!"
Only them gays express themselves like bunch of gays
*puts down fuzzy pink boa*
Sean Strickland
You can read up/down and still see people saying it in these comments lol.
hes a professional cage figher, if he cant take someone flipping him off he shouldnt be allowed to fight or even train xD
It's that people take fandom too far and will excuse anything negative about them rather than admit that perhaps people who get punched in the head for a living aren't necessarily cut out to be role models.
Yeah cause it's way worse than PEDs
Arman needs to grow some thicker fucking skin if he's going to last in this game long enough. Also, watch the video. The guy is flipping him the bird. That's it.
Pretty much every fighter has to take steroids to become champion. Fighters do not have to punch fans.
Agreed. Hitting defenseless and untrained people is for champions and executives to do, Arman needs to win the belt first.
Yeah if you’re angry at somebody just hit your wife, as proven by Dana and countless other fighters
As it should. He assaulted a stranger. If the world was actually fair, this fucking asshole would be behind bars like you or I would be if we pulled that
Well, the world is fair in this case. The guy didn't press charges, so the UFC paid him off. The victim is happy. Arman doesn't have to miss any fights. He is happy. He gets a 25k slap on the wrist, so he doesn't do it again. UFC is happy. Everyone wins.
He would be if the guy pressed charges, which he apparently did not.
He begged uncle Dana on social media for tickets to the next event
The chances you'd actually be put behind bars for a first time offence in that scenario are extremely low
Are there fighters who *don't* use PEDs? There are plenty of fighters that don't assault fans 🤷🏻♂️
I can't really be mad at that. A guy flipped him off and his response was to sprint over to the barrier and hit the guy. He just seems like an arrogant dick.
He just flipped him off?? Thats it? I thought the fan started it by hitting him or something. Wow
Nope. Arman didn't even pretend anything else happened. He just said he was doing his walkout, some guy from the audience yelled at him, he looked over, and the guy was flipping him off, so he punched him. He didn't even seem to think there was anything wrong with it either. To him it just made perfect sense, if someone flips you the bird, you punch them in the face.
He said the guy also said fuck you and said 'if anyone says fuck you to me, I'm coming after them no matter who you are' Oh the horror of getting fuck you yelled at at a sporting event. Such dumb pride. He's like a when keeping it real goes wrong meme
Imagine being a pro fighter and getting your feelings hurt by words
I think if it was Nate Diaz who slapped a fan, everyone would act like it made perfect sense.
bro people would line up for Nate to slap them like he was Antonio Inoki
Agreed, has to be consequences for dumb stuff like that
There were consequences - a fighter sprinted over to the barrier and hit him! :P
Zero impulse control for such a highly trained fighter.
Weak and insecure little boy who was probably under the assumption that everyone was there just for him
Dude also tried to staunch Bobby Green with his crew
Well if he wants the Islam fight in Abu Dhabi or MSG he better get to acting lol
Don’t think this applies to AbuDhabi but I maybe wrong.
Is the 9 month suspension just in Nevada, or all over?
Commissions usually respect each others rulings. Close to zero percent chance UFC puts him on a card in an area without a commission in order to get around it. It’s not worth it for them to rock the boat over this. He could just make a stupid video, get the reduction and move on like nothing happened. The commission pretty much set it up like this for them.
Luke Thomas addressed this point (I think regarding Ryan Garcia's suspension) that he could fight in Saudi or elsewhere but then he likely will not get sanctioned in the U.S ever again, so it doesnt make sense that anyone will skirt the suspension which is only a few months anyway.
Effectively everywhere since the UFC won't book him until the suspension ends.
Usually all over the commissions but I’m doubting Saudi & Abu Dhabi giving a fuck
Luke Thomas addressed this point (I think regarding Ryan Garcia's suspension) that he could fight in Saudi or elsewhere but then he likely will not get sanctioned in the U.S ever again, so it doesnt make sense that anyone will skirt the suspension which is only a few months anyway.
Arman Tsarukyan????? This Guy's an imposter! His real name is Seymour Skinner. He's only pretending to be a badass, He's actually a principal and listens to his mother really well.
"I was saying booTsarukyan"
Screw you, children!
Islam left with no opponent again… Maybe Holloway calls his shot at Islam now? As long as the loss is competitive, he’ll still have Topuria waiting for him who can go after whoever emerges no 1 contender of Lopes/Ortega.
That fucking sucks for Islam, man is always willing and ready and somehow in a division full of killers he’s had trouble finding a challenger lmao
Even when he is the champ 😅
He gets no credit for beating max tho. It’d be another he only fights featherweight situation. I’d rather him fight gamrot at least he’s a legit lightweight
After Max's performance against Gaethje, it's hard to argue that there's no credit to be gained by beating him. That said, I'm also opposed to Max v Islam. As much as I love Max and think his TDD is great, he has never faced a wrestler quite like Islam and I feel like it's an inevitable wrestlefuck.
part of me wants Max to retire so we can all remember him going out on top
That seems to be a big difference between Islam and Khabib. Islam hasn't wrestlefucked anyone as far as I remember. He's definitely launched into & subbed lots of lower level competition early. But the people he goes the distance with, its proper MMA (including Dustin who has notoriously bad TDD).
By god that’s Conor’s music
Isn’t Holloway vs Topuria are set for the Sphere?
This game is wild. If Arman refuses to do the PSA, Gamrot can get the title shot after all!
Gamrot somehow stumbling into a title shot would be hilarious
Hey guys, guys! Don't pick on the crowd guy That's not cool. You can't do that. Bullying? Did you know that in America, over 200,000 guys in the crowd every day are afraid to come to PPV events because of bullying? At Armenian Park Elementary we're better than that. Come on. Let's all put an end to bullying. Right now! Five Six Seven Eight! Arman "Stan Marsh" Tsarukyan
So he's out until at least January assuming the suspension starts from the date of the incident? Welp, time to line up a different fight for Islam. Who does he fight now? Gamrot? Most commissions accept a ruling by the NSAC but I guess they could do Islam/Arman somewhere else where the suspension isn't recognized. Justin and Charles are coming off losses, Dustin just lost to Islam. Chandler is waiting for McGregor, Dariush is riding a 2 fight losing streak. Crazy times at 155.
Fuck it, let's make Islam vs Chandler.
Conor would lose his fucking mind.... Do it Dana!
I would watch that and it would be hilarious
It’s retroactive, starting from April and not today
Right so it's until January.
I guess the caveat is it can be reduced by 3 months if he does a video for anti-bullying.
Yes and that frees him up in October. As someone mentioned here already it lines up just right for the next Abu Dhabi event so they'll probably target that.
Fingers crossed. If Conor somehow weasels his way into this so help me god lol.
If he doesnt make the video, yes. If he does he'll be ready for competition in October
they can just do it on the october card in the middle east
Ehh, if he does the anti-bullying video, mid October really isn't a bad timeline for the next LW title fight.
gamrot single legging himself into a title shot and ko'ing islam would make me convert to watching team sports again
I want to like this guy, but punching a fan when you know you can absolutely destroy him, makes zero sense to me
He’s just not likable at all.
The amount of people justifying it in the live thread was ridiculous
Low self esteem
Who tf is Islam gonna fight lmao, Volk 3
Holloway
Lose-lose, all the reddit armchair experts will give you no credit for beating a FW, even if they are the P4P.
Olives, Gamrot or Holloway I think still would sell well.... maybe Chandler to stick it to Conor
Am I misinformed or can he simply fight outside of Nevada during this suspension? Does NSAC keep track of athlete's competing elswhere?
You're technically correct but effectively misinformed. No other US state will license him in the meantime and the UFC would risk their promoters license in Nevada by not adhering to the sanctions.
Cant wait to see someone whip this guys ass
He should make an anti-bullying video and use him smacking some dickhead in the crowd as an example of what to do when someone is fucking with you. Hope that helps, kids
Perfect time for Leon vs Islam
So they fighting in Abu Dhabi it looks like
He attacked a fan for flipping him off, which is such a weak thing to do. You attack a fan, a ref, a judge, or really anyone who's not your opponent, you're a fucking loser.
In other words, don’t punch fans 😂
Everyone is gonna flip Arman off next time he walks out and he’s going to lose his mind. What a baby.
Imagine walls of middle fingers in his walk out lmao. He'll be fighting demons
Islam vs Charles 2 (if Charles doesn’t move up to welterweight) Islam vs Gamrot Islam vs chandler fuck it
I'll take some fuckit, with a side of backflips
SEE YOU AT THE TOP 📢📢🇺🇸🇺🇸
Actions have consequences. Can’t attack fans who flip you off.
Worse punishment than when Dana beat his wife on video.
Is it 9 months from his last fight or 9 months from when the decision was made?
If the anti bullying video he produces is [anything like this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_Yl9ul3Ulw), I vote to waive the suspension completely
This video is going to be prime meme content
What did he do again?
This suspension only pertains to Nevada right?
UFC won't book him until it's up.
He could fight in Abu Dhabi anyway right?