Arman Tsarukyan OPENS UP: UFC Title Snub, Dana White Beef & Fighting for Armenia | PBD #786
4/28/20262 hr 3 min
Armenian UFC contender Arman Tsarukyan explains how he built a global brand through fighting and content, his mindset on discipline and money, and why he would take a title fight for free. He shares insights on UFC politics, fame, and his goal to become Armenia’s first champion.
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First 90 secondsPatrick Bet-David· Host0:00
The world knows you as a fighter. Like, you're an incredible fighter, entertaining fighter, feisty fighter, wrestling, all of it. But content creation, I don't know if anybody's creating better content than you today.
Arman Tsarukyan· Guest0:11
You gotta take it and do it by yourself. If you fail- Let's go! [cheering] ... stand up and go try it again.
Patrick Bet-David· Host0:17
You're the one fight nobody wants, right?
Arman Tsarukyan· Guest0:20
Yeah.
Patrick Bet-David· Host0:20
You're the guy that everybody wants to delay.
Arman Tsarukyan· Guest0:22
This sport is getting big because of drama, not because of fighting. Like, uh, Conor, Khabib, Diaz.
Patrick Bet-David· Host0:28
What's the next big one for you?
Arman Tsarukyan· Guest0:30
P- yeah.
Patrick Bet-David· Host0:30
Buddy, don't say that. Are you serious?
Arman Tsarukyan· Guest0:33
They send me contract, I sign and I give it back.
Patrick Bet-David· Host0:35
Take the fight against Ilia for zero. You take it, don't pay me nothing.
Arman Tsarukyan· Guest0:38
It's okay, I'll fight for U- USA.
Patrick Bet-David· Host0:40
[laughs] Fight for USA.
Arman Tsarukyan· Guest0:42
And, uh- I look forward to the day we celebrate as the first Armenian UFC champion. Yeah. So when I get the belt, I flew out here and put the belt on this table, and we talk again.
Patrick Bet-David· Host0:53
100%. [upbeat music] Arman Tsarukyan, how are you?
Arman Tsarukyan· Guest1:02
Great, thank you. How are you?
Patrick Bet-David· Host1:04
Very. Do we wanna do this confines on it to the Uh, [laughs] That's what we'll do.
Arman Tsarukyan· Guest1:13
So it's f- it's my first time when someone knows Armenian and English, so- So I will- ... good for me ...
Patrick Bet-David· Host1:19
I'm gonna be both the translator and the interviewer.
Arman Tsarukyan· Guest1:21
Yeah, always- Which is gonna be good. [laughs] Yeah, always have my friend, he's sitting and listening to the whole podcast.
Patrick Bet-David· Host1:26
Yeah.
Arman Tsarukyan· Guest1:26
If I don't understand question, I al- always ask him. And now I said, "Bro,