TLDR
- Arman Tsarukyan knocked out Mauricio Ruffy with a walk-off elbow at 4:57 of the first round at UFC 331 in Los Angeles
- Caio Borralho predicted Tsarukyan would get knocked out if he struck with Ruffy, but the opposite happened
- Tsarukyan controlled the fight with clinch work before landing the finishing elbow strike in close quarters
- Ruffy entered on a streak with knockouts over Rafael Fiziev and Michael Chandler, while Tsarukyan had won five straight
- Tsarukyan improved to 23-3 and positioned himself for a potential lightweight title shot in 2027
Sources: yardbarker.com | ufc.com
Arman Tsarukyan knocked out Mauricio Ruffy with a walk-off elbow in the co-main event of UFC 331 on Saturday in Los Angeles. The finish came at 4:57 of the first round, defying a prediction from middleweight fighter Caio Borralho who thought the fight would go the other way.
Borralho had warned before the fight that Tsarukyan would get knocked out if he chose to strike with Ruffy. “I think if Arman wants to strike him, even if it’s a little bit, he’s going to get knocked out,” Borralho told MMA Fighting.
Instead, Tsarukyan landed a devastating elbow in close quarters that dropped Ruffy instantl...