"Gotta go out there and fight, out-break him in the standup. Gotta put the right gameplan in place and beat him. That's all there is to it. Is there any chance to outscore Makhachev in wrestling? I already did. I tried to move him, spent a lot of energy on it, although I was much better in the stand-up. There is no point in it," said the fighter.
Tsarukyan had his last fight on April 14. He won a split decision over former promotion's lightweight champion Charles Oliveira at the UFC 300 anniversary event
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Oliveira: "I didn't lose to Tsarukyan."