Tsarukyan beats Danis in wrestling and steps on rival after opening 10-0 lead
Arman Tsarukyan beat Dillon Danis by technical superiority in wrestling after opening a 10-0 lead, then stepped on his fallen rival before security intervened in Las Vegas. It came a day after he lunged at Danis at a press conference.
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A rivalidade entre Arman Tsarukyan e Dillon Danis ganhou mais um capítulo na noite da última sexta-feira (23). Um dia após avançar sobre o americano na entrevista coletiva, o lutador do UFC na divisão até 70 kg voltou a mostrar desprezo pelo rival — desta vez vencendo-o na luta principal do "RAF 14", evento de wrestling em Las Vegas.
A vitória veio por superioridade técnica, depois de abrir 10 a 0 no marcador. Com Danis ainda no chão, ele se levantou e pisou no oponente. A segurança do evento invadiu o tatame na hora para conter outro confronto geral entre os dois e suas equipes.
Um dia antes, na coletiva promocional, o armênio já havia atacado o rival numa briga que envolveu também Khamzat Chimaev. Na ocasião, tentou avançar de novo após ser provocado, mas foi contido por seguranças e integrantes da organização.
Chimaev, aliás, também saiu vitorioso do "RAF 14". O wrestler da Chechênia (RUS), que já foi dono do cinturão dos médios (84 kg) do Ultimate, dominou Robbie Lawler — campeão dos meio-médios (77 kg) no UFC no passado — e somou mais um triunfo no "Real American Freestyle", também por superioridade técnica.
Não é a primeira vez que Tsarukyan mostra dificuldade para controlar o temperamento. O histórico inclui uma cabeçada em Dan Hooker numa encarada pré-luta, e o próprio Dana White, chefão do UFC, já admitiu que episódios protagonizados pelo armênio pesaram na decisão da companhia de não lhe dar uma chance pelo cinturão peso-leve.
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