Arman Tsarukyan wants to spend $50,000 UFC Qatar bonus on buying Khamzat Chimaev’s $150,000 watch 

UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan v Hooker - Source: Getty
Arman Tsarukyan and Khamzat Chimaev after UFC Qatar (Source: Getty)

Arman Tsarukyan had another reason to be pleased with his performance at UFC Qatar. The Armenian impressively defeated Dan Hooker via submission, and he was also handed a $50,000 performance bonus.

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Tsarukyan was one of four fighters to receive the bonus, and the Armenian shared his plans on how he would spend the money.

Tsarukyan was asked about the bonus and what he wanted to do with it. The Armenian immediately said he wanted to spend the $50,000 on buying a watch.

He also had a watch in mind, which was the one Khamzat Chimaev was wearing. Tsarukyan claimed that Chimaev was wearing a $150,000 watch, and the UFC middleweight champion even handed his watch to the UFC Qatar winner.

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Watch Arman Tsarukyan and Khamzat Chimaev after UFC Qatar:

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The comments from Tsarukyan are interesting. The Armenian comes from a wealthy family, with his father running a large construction business.

Tsarukyan replied to criticism about being wealthy a few months back, where he said he was well off but not extremely wealthy:

"People are jealous that I have money. I don't have too much money, but I can live, [and] I can do whatever I want in this life. I can buy whatever I want, but I cannot buy [a] private jet. I cannot buy [a] private yacht.”
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Khamzat Chimaev lauds Arman Tsarukyan’s UFC Qatar performance

Arman Tsarukyan is chasing a UFC lightweight title shot, and this performance certainly didn’t hurt him.

The Armenian was to fight Islam Makhachev for the gold at UFC 311, but pulled out at the last minute due to a back injury.

However, Khamzat Chimaev believes this was the perfect performance from Tsarukyan. The UFC middleweight champion backed ‘Ahalkalakets’ for a shot at gold and said:

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“Arman is the best, he's the No.1, he's the champ. I believe he is one of the best fighters in the world, he has to fight for the belt.”

Ilia Topuria is the current UFC lightweight champion, but there is no confirmed fight next for the Spanish-Georgian star.

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Edited by Saiyed Adeem Karim
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