Nina-Marie Daniele Expresses Excitement for Arman Tsarukyan’s Return After Controversial UFC 311 Pullout

Just days after having to recuse himself from the title fight at UFC 311, Arman Tsarukyan is back on the saddle again, planning another campaign to the hilltop. Tsarukyan has called out former lightweight champion Charles ‘Do Bronx’ Oliveira to a rematch in a number 1 contender fight. And cheering him on is MMA influencer, Nina Marie Daniele.

Nina was quick to respond to Arman’s challenge and expressed her excitement for the same.

So excited for your return! LFG

Tsarukyan’s pullout of the UFC 311 main event had been blamed on his antics with Nina after their segment involving some stretching exercises, particularly on one rough-looking neck exercise. This was despite Tsarukyan’s insistence on the injury happening during his last few hours of weight cut.

Tsarukyan had appeared on Ariel Helwani’s show after the PPV and explained that he had begun to feel his lower back being sore when he went to sleep after Wednesday’s training.

“I couldn’t sleep all night… The next day, I thought it was going to be good and after the press conference, I was going to start my weight cut. And when I started my weight cut, I was doing bike and like that moment my back was stuck and I couldn’t move.”

Hopefully, his fans can now move past it now that he’s back in action and focus on what matters next.

Did Arman mock Oliviera to call him out by using his words?

In the lead-up to his failed title defense at UFC 280, ‘Do Bronx’ used the words ‘the champion has a name and his name is Charles Oliveira‘ to instill confidence back into his fans after Makhachev had become the betting favorite for the fight.

Now, almost 3 years later, Tsarukyan is repurposing that same speech to challenge him, which was quite cleverly done to mock him too.

“The number one contender has a name, and it’s Arman Tsarukyan. If anyone wants to be the number one contender, they need to fight me—I’m ready and open. Don’t be afraid to say my name. I promise, I won’t hit too hard.”

Tsarukyan and Oliveira had previously fought for the same cause back in a UFC 300 blockbuster, where the Armenian fighter had limped away to a split-decision win. It had allowed him to challenge Makhachev for the title.

But now the situation has changed. After his 11th-hour pullout, UFC president Dana White told the media about another title shot not being in his near future. White wants him to get back on the grind and become worthy of UFC gold again.

So, this time, Tsarukyan will hope to get the win via clear margins and a finish if possible.