TLDR Arman Tsarukyan claimed Alexander Volkanovski ‘doesn’t know how to wrestle’ during UFC 331 press conference Mauricio Ruffy defended his coach Volkanovski, citing the champion’s history and performance against top fighters Volkanovski traveled to Los Angeles to corner Ruffy for his lightweight title eliminator against Tsarukyan Press conference also featured controversial exchanges involving Gable Steveson and Sean Sharaf UFC 331 takes place Sunday with Joshua Van defending flyweight title against Alexandre Pantoja Sources: foxsports.com.au | sports.yahoo.com
Alexander Volkanovski became an unexpected target at Friday’s UFC 331 press conference in Los Angeles, despite not being scheduled to fight on the card.
The UFC featherweight champion traveled from Australia to corner his new Brazilian teammate Mauricio Ruffy. Ruffy faces Arman Tsarukyan on Sunday in a lightweight title eliminator bout.
The exchange started when a reporter asked Ruffy about his claim that he could go five rounds with Tsarukyan. Ruffy credited his training camp with Team Volkanovski for improving his takedown defense.
Tsarukyan Questions Champion’s Wrestling Tsarukyan interrupted with a direct comment about...