Arman Tsarukyan knows a win over Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 331 doesn’t guarantee him a title shot

Arman Tsarukyan knows that nothing in the fight game is guaranteed.

19 months ago, Tsarukyan was set to challenge Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title at UFC 311; however, during fight week, Tsarukyan suffered an injury that forced him out of the bout. Tsarukyan’s last-minute withdrawal and subsequent outside-the-cage issues led the UFC to pass him over for a title shot on several occasions, even after he weighed in as a backup fighter for the vacant title fight at UFC 317 and then finished Dana Hooker at UFC Qatar in November.

Now, Tsarukyan is set to face Mauricio Ruffy in the co-main event of UFC 331 next month, and even if he wins, “Ba