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Paddy Pimblett took issue with the lightweight title case of Arman Tsarukyan (pictured). | : Getty/UFC
Paddy Pimblett doesn't believe Arman Tsarukyan has done enough to deserve a title shot.
Pimblett recently criticized Tsarukyan's inactivity in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and urged him to stop “tickling people" in wrestling matches if he wants to stay relevant.
Paddy Pimblett discusses Arman Tsarukyan’s lightweight title hopes
Ahead of his upcoming fight in the co-main event of UFC 329 against Benoit St. Denis, Pimblett scoffed at the suggestion that Tsarukyan should be considered next for a title shot.
“He needs to fight,” Pimblett said at UFC 329 media day when asked about Tsarukyan. “He’s had like one fight in three years, and he beat an absolute bum. He needs to actually fight. Not go around in a singlet tickling people.”
Tsarukyan has competed in multiple RAF wrestling events lately, with his last appearance in the Octagon coming against Dan Hooker in November of last year, a result Pimblett clearly doesn’t rate very highly. “[Fight] anyone. Just fight someone,” he further added. “Get in the Octagon and actually fight. Stop going around on your private jet eating food.”
Tsarukyan has been campaigning for a title shot for quite some time now, but current lightweight champion Justin Gaethje, who’s coming off wins over Pimblett and Ilia Topuria, hasn’t welcomed the matchup, seemingly eyeing more high-profile fights.
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