UFC lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan has agreed to make his next UFC walkout considerably more entertaining after accepting a $200,000 bet with popular streamer N3on.
Tsarukyan revealed the unusual wager during an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show, explaining that he agreed to walk out to N3on’s song ‘She Wanna Hang With an Indian‘ when he faces Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 331.
The lightweight contender explained the stakes of the bet, saying:
“Listen, if I walk out to the song, I get $200K. If I don’t, I have to pay him.”
The exchange stems from a previous interaction between the two, with N3on challenging Tsarukyan to use his song for a UFC walkout. The Armenian has now accepted the challenge, meaning fans could hear the viral track inside Crypto.com Arena when he makes his way to the Octagon.
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Arman Tsarukyan Returns in Crucial UFC 331 Clash
The $200,000 wager comes with much more serious stakes inside the Octagon. Arman Tsarukyan is scheduled to face Ruffy in the five-round co-main event of UFC 331 on September 19 in Los Angeles. The matchup is being positioned as a potential lightweight title eliminator, with the winner expected to move closer to a shot at Justin Gaethje’s championship.
‘Batman‘ enters the contest with significant momentum after returning from a lengthy absence last November. He dominated Dan Hooker at UFC Qatar, submitting the veteran with an arm-triangle choke in the second round and earning a Performance of the Night bonus.
That victory followed an impressive stretch that included wins over Charles Oliveira, Beneil Dariush and Joaquim Silva. Tsarukyan’s victory over Oliveira at UFC 300 was particularly important, as he edged the former champion by split decision after surviving several submission attempts.
The Armenian has also remained active outside the UFC, competing regularly in wrestling and grappling during his lengthy period away from the Octagon. He went 7-1 in Real American Freestyle competition before suffering a points loss to Colby Covington.
Now, Tsarukyan has the opportunity to make another statement against Ruffy, one of the division’s most dangerous emerging strikers. Ruffy has won 13 of his 14 professional fights by knockout and has made it clear that he intends to finish Tsarukyan rather than leave the result to the judges.
If Tsarukyan gets his hand raised, he could move one step away from the UFC lightweight championship.
And if he keeps his word, he will also walk away $200,000 richer after making N3on’s song the soundtrack to his UFC return.
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