Arman Tsarukyan - trash talks and Quotes

“Could it be any more obvious that El Pato is doing everything in his power to avoid fighting me? - via X, insisting Ilia Topuria (El Pato) is actively trying to dodge a fight”

“OK, but how many people destroyed Michael Chandler? He is 40 years old. He has six losses and two wins in the UFC. He has like four loses win streak. He is a nobody… he showed good fights but he is not an elite fighter - via Daniel Cormier podcast, questioning Paddy Pimblett's ranking elevation following his victory over Michael Chandler.”

“Paddy cannot beat [Charles] Oliveira, he cannot beat even [Dan] Hooker. He cannot beat [Dustin] Poirier, he cannot beat [Justin] Gaethje. He cannot beat [Max] Holloway, he cannot beat me. If he is gonna beat Gaethje, then I am going to say ‘this guy is good - via Daniel Cormier podcast, questioning Paddy Pimblett's ranking elevation following his victory over Michael Chandler.”

“I didn't lose that fight. Gamrot lost to Oliveira, Hooker, and Beneil Dariush. I beat all of them - pushing back against Daniel Cormier's mention of his loss to Mateusz Gamrot by arguing he has better wins than Gamrot's losses”

“If you ask me now, that was my fault. That was a big mistake. You shouldn’t do that... it was automatic. I couldn’t control myself for those 5 to 10 seconds, that's why it's a little bit dangerous... I was surprised how Dan Hooker is a man. He could have just said he got hurt, taken his money, and gotten ready for the next one. He has b*lls, and I really appreciate it. He’s not a p*ssy. He's the real deal - about headbutting Hooker during face off with Dan Hooker”

“Bro, how can you beat #12 or #13 and become #5. I was beating everybody in our division. I was on a 5 or 6 win streak to get in Top 15. This guy just beat 6 people and he's #5 - via The Ariel Helwani Show, questioning the validity of Paddy Pimblett's high UFC lightweight ranking.”

“Respect to Dan Hooker for taking the fight. He has bigger b*lls than champ of the division.Me VS Ilia is the best fight to make across any division. No more running el pato - trashtalked against Ilia Topuria and praised Dan Hooker after a win against him”

“Bro, you touched my neck like we were taking a family photo and now you're calling it a slap online? The clip is clear - your insecurity's even clearer. I don't need to act tough for Twitter, my work is inside the cage. If you want to know what a real slap feels like. I'll be happy to educate. See you soon, El Pato! - via X, shutting down Ilia Topuria's claim that he slapped him backstage and inviting a future confrontation.”

“He tried to scare me. No one can scare me. I automatically wanted to kick his a**. Now I want to make him so tired and cut his whole face, don't finish him too early. I want to get his life, hard damage - via ESPN MMA, explaining his headbutt of Dan Hooker during the UFC Qatar faceoffs and detailing his violent intentions for the fight”

“I was super impressed when I was watching the fight. It was kind of a champion fighting an amateur, Islam showed a different level. Islam is way better than everybody right now. He's really pound-for-pound and at 170 it's going to be difficult to beat him there -expressing his high praise for Islam Makhachev's performance at UFC 322.”

“DAN NEVER SPOKE PERSONALLY ABOUT ME... There are levels to trash talk. If he used bad words about me or my family, that would be different. But calling me a 'spoiled kid'? I understand that -via Shakiel Mahjouri, differentiating between acceptable and unacceptable trash talk directed at him.”

“I don't want to wait. If I perform very well and the UFC says 'Can you fight in January?', I'll take that fight right away -via MMA Fighting, expressing his willingness to fight Ilia Topuria for the belt in January 2026 if he defeats Dan Hooker.”

“When Hooker attacks the success of my family, it doesn't bother me. He's jealous because I have everything and he has nothing -via ESPN MMA”

“I think the Ilia fight is going to be much harder [for Makhachev] than against Maddalena because of his body anthropometry, and also I think Ilia packs a much harder punch than Maddalena. Maddalena has fewer knockouts than Ilia. Ilia almost dropped every opponent he fought -via Red Corner MMA, arguing that Ilia Topuria would be a tougher opponent for Islam Makhachev than Jack Della Maddalena.”

“No, I thought Jack would be able to defend some takedown and get up from the ground. But he could do absolutely nothing. Islam showed he was on another level. He nullified all his strong attributes and just dominated - reacts to Islam Makhachev's UFC 322 win.”

“That's just a stupidity. He doesn't respect his own body... and I think in a few years he might not even be able to walk -via CHAMPIONAT, commented on Paddy's training habits”

“He fought Volkanovski, who'd already been knocked out, been through so much. Holloway, he's basically just fighting for the money. I think if he gets past me and Islam, then he'll truly be one of the best fighters of all time -questions Ilia's greatness via Championat”

“honestly, both[Justin Gaethje and Dan Hooker] of them are easy money for me.- Via Ariel Helwani YT Channel”

“honestly, both[Justin Gaethje and Dan Hooker] of them are easy money for me.- Via Ariel Helwani YT Channel”

“Gaethje knows he could lose to me that's why he said no to fight me-Via Ariel Helwani YT Channel”

“Hopefully I go and beat Hooker, perform very well, finish him, show my level, and after that get my title fight in January or February-Via Ariel Helwani YT Channel”

“Khamzat Chimaev is a super professional, hard worker, and yeah, so the best thing that he's a hard worker.-via Ariel Helwani YT”

“Khamzat wants to come and help me, but I'm saying Khamzat, your weight, your weight is like more than 200 lb. You're going to hurt me. No, no, no. He's going to come and help me. And he has always asked me like when should I come and if you need sparring partners, just let me know. I'm going to send everybody from Chechnya to help you.-Via Ariel Helwani YT channel”

“Before the before the fight, I knew he's going to be a champion because I saw how he trained and how was his conditional and everything.-via Ariel Helwani YT channel.”

“It's a good fight and to be honest, I don't know who is going to win because Oliveira got knocked out a few months ago like 3-4 months ago and his chin is not there for sure. And Gamrot he's going from the like a 3 weeks notice and maybe he's not in good shape as well. So it's like 50/50-answered for "Charles Oliveira and Mateusz Gamrot are fighting this weekend. Who do you like in that fight?"”

“It's a good fight and to be honest, I don't know who is going to win because Oliveira got knocked out a few months ago like 3-4 months ago and his chin is not there for sure. And Gamrot he's going from the like a 3 weeks notice and maybe he's not in good shape as well. So it's like 50/50-answered for "Charles Oliveira and Mateusz Gamrot are fighting this weekend. Who do you like in that fight?"”

“Oh Tony. He has so much energy. I don't know from where. Good legend, you know, but I wish he could have better career and the end of his career on the UFC. Yeah. But it is what it is, you know. A legend-answered for "By the way, I saw a picture of you and Tony Ferguson in Thailand"”

“Nothing. just train, tell him to train how to defense wrestling. Because I'm just going to wrestle 25 minutes-sends a message to Dan Hooker through Ariel Helwani YT Channel.”

“He picks up some random sparring partners, drops them, and everyone thinks he's some supernatural fighter. If you bring him to Chechnya or Dagestan, to any gym, even an amateur there would take him down and finish him.”

“I think it's more likely to be Pimblett than Gaethje.... He won't want to fight me because he can make more money fighting Islam and he has the chance to become the first-ever triple champion in history and earn big money.”