This is the UFC 331 live blog for Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mauricio Ruffy, the five-round lightweight co-main event bout Saturday at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Tsarukyan and Ruffy head into tonight’s event hoping to secure an elusive title shot, with Tsarukyan currently tied at No. 2 with Ilia Topuria at 155 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, and Ruffy looking to rise from the No. 10 spot. On the MMA Fighting Pound-for-Pound charts, Tsarukyan is ranked No. 16.
Currently on a five-fight win
streak, Tsarukyan (23-3) looks to earn another opportunity to capture lightweight gold after his UFC 311 championship chance ended in disaster. Tsarukyan was booked to fight Islam Makhachev, but was forced to withdraw a day before fight night due to a back injury and he has been clawing his way back since. He stayed in the win column with a dominant submission over Dan Hooker and has found success wrestling for RAF and with his rapidly growing social media profile, and looks to make his case undeniable with a strong performance Saturday.
Ruffy (14-2) is coming off of a spectacular first-round knockout over Michael Chandler at the historic UFC White House event this past June. The Brazilian striking specialist has won 13 of 14 fights by KO/TKO and can shake up the division if he puts down Tsarukyan.
Check out the UFC 331 live blog for Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mauricio Ruffy below.
