Arman Tsarukyan, the UFC lightweight title challenger, responded to a question about whether he would be mentally tough going into a rematch with Islam Makhachev, the organization's featherweight champion.
"No, not at all. It's morally hard to fight a close friend or relative. As far as the others - no difference at all. Pavlovic and Volkov trained together, know each other well, are friends. We have a history of confrontation. Let's see who will be better this time," Tsarukyan said.
Earlier Tsarukyan said that it is not necessary to make a superhero and invincible fighter out of Makhachev, remember that Islam has already lost.
Makhachev and Tsarukyan have already met in the octagon, and then Islam beat Arman by unanimous decision of judges.