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UFC commentator Daniel Cormier has a lot of good things to say about Arman Tsarukyan after his big win at UFC 331.

In the co-main event of UFC 331, Arman Tsarukyan knocked Mauricio Ruffy out cold with a really nasty elbow. That moment seemingly confirmed that he is the number one contender for the UFC lightweight championship, even if nothing has been officially announced.

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Arman Tsarukyan is a bit of a polarizing figure and that’s not a controversial statement to make, but in terms of what he can do in the cage, it’s impossible to deny just how good he really is.

In a recent video, Daniel Cormier weighed in on the Arman Tsarukyan debate.

Cormier praises Arman Tsarukyan after UFC 331

“Mauricio Ruffy is a very, very dangerous opponent,” Cormier said on his YouTube channel. “A lot of people, maybe not publicly, but they wonder why Arman Tsarukyan would do it. Why is he fighting this guy that has the potential to take everything he’s worked for? Many pointed to the fight between Mauricio Ruffy and Benoit Saint Denis as the way that this fight will go. If you gave me 100 outcomes, the outcome we got tonight would never be one I would have chosen.

“He needed to find a way to secure his position as the No. 1 contender, and here’s what’s important. I was watching Hunter Campbell, Dana White, as Arman walked out and the way the crowd reacted to him. You could see the interest, right? Arman managed to go off into the world, make himself undeniable in a way that didn’t even take him fighting inside of the octagon. That’s hard to do.

“Arman Tsarukyan did enough to become a bigger star without using the UFC’s platform, and he really should be commended for that because that’s a hard thing to do. But from the wrestling, the boxing, the grappling, the streaming, I mean, he just did everything right to put himself in this position. And tonight, once again, he did everything right and won in a way where he’s made himself undeniable.”

Quotes via MMA Junkie

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