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Mailbag: When winning all the fights isn't enough to get you a UFC title shot, what are we even doing?

Story byArman Tsarukyan seems deserving of a UFC title shot, but hasn't always made things easy for himself outside the cage. (Jeff Bottari via )Ben FowlkesUncrownedThu, December 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM UTC·6 min readWhat are we to make of some puzzling UFC fight announcements for early 2026? Does anyone ever go from getting dominated in the first title fight to winning the (almost) immediate rematch?

Mailbag: When winning all the fights isn't enough to get you a UFC title shot, what are we even doing?

Credit: Arman Tsarukyan seems deserving of a UFC title shot, but hasn't always made things easy for himself outside the cage.

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  • And which fighters are most likely to end up in a pickleball altercation?All that and more in this week’s mailbag.
  • To ask a question of your own, hit up @BenFowlkesMMA.@TonyTuperello: Asked as a Tsarukyan fan: other than the “back injury” at the 11th hour, prior to facing Islam, why is nobody talking about the other drama (up to and including the Hooker head butt) that historically accompany Arman in these events?
  • Imagine the angst he brings a promoter. Not sure why, as a self-professed fan of Arman Tsarukyan, you’re putting back injury in quotes, almost like you don’t believe it?
  • But setting that aside, I see your point.
  • The man has made some unfortunate choices, whether it’s taking a swipe at a fan on his way to the cage at UFC 300 or very intentionally headbutting Dan Hooker at weigh-ins (before later headbutting him almost in the same exact spot during the fight). AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementStill, he does keep winning.
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