UFC lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan has announced he has a surprising plan for a career after his tenure in the sport of MMA.
For what seems to be like an eternity, Arman Tsarukyan has been ranked at the top of the UFC 155lb division, without fighting for the title.
And although it seemed inevitable that he would fight for the title after Ilia Topuria announced he was temporarily stepping away from the sport, ‘Ahalkalakets’ was once again snubbed by Dana White.
Despite there seeming to be friction in their relationship, White recently claimed that he has no issues with the Armenian, despite continuing to deprive him of a title shot.
Tsarukyan already planning for life out of the UFC
Tsarukyan is still on the right side of 30 at just 29-years-old, somewhat in the peak of his career, however, he is already planning for life outside of the UFC.
It is well-documented that ‘Ahalkalakets’ comes from an extremely wealthy background, which is something he has been teased for continuously throughout his UFC tenure.
And with that, he knows that following his UFC career, he doesn’t need a career that is going to pay him a lot of money, and he will instead look to pursue a career in another one of his hobbies.
“No, no (I won’t stop training after my career), I’m going to take up triathlon,” he told ACBJJ.
“Well, I’m very good at riding a bicycle and I swim well, just add running and you’ll be traveling the world, there are competitions, the communities are diverse, you meet different people and it’s such an interesting hobby,” he continued.
Before his career in the UFC is said and done, though, he will hope to have realized his dream of becoming a champion in the promotion.
Not only that, but Tsarukyan is hopeful of one day becoming a double champion in the UFC, previously stating that he will move up to 170lbs after a few more lightweight fights.
Tsarukyan set to take on fellow UFC star outside of the promotion
Despite the fact that the 29-year-old likely needs at least one more win before he fights for the title, he has recently accepted two opportunities to compete outside of the UFC.
On December 30, ‘Ahalkalakets’ will take on fellow UFC star Shara Magomedov in a grappling match, which will mark his fourth grappling match of the year.