“Islam is a different level of fighter, but we fought four years ago. Now I'm 27, I've improved a lot since that fight and our next meeting will be different. I’ll knock him out, that’s all,” Tsarukyan said.
On the night of December 3 at the UFC on ESPN 52 tournament, Tsarukyan knocked out Beneil Dariush in the first round. The show took place in Austin, USA.