‘The next champion’: Pros react to Arman Tsarukyan’s UFC 331 statement knockout

The presumptive No. 1 lightweight contender likely punched—or more accurately, elbowed—his way to a title shot Saturday at UFC 331 with vicious first-round knockout over Mauricio Ruffy. It took Tsarukyan some time to get his offense going with Ruffy showing strong takedown defense to prevent Tsarukyan from taking the fight to the ground, but eventually Tsarukyan bullied his way into range to land a cracking elbow.