Arman Tsarukyan details back injury that forced UFC 311 exit, responds to Dana White
UFC's first pay-per-view event of 2025 was supposed to feature a hotly-anticipated lightweight title rematch between champion Islam Makhachev and Tsarukyan. With a win, Tsarukyan would've avenged a unanimous decision loss to Makhachev he suffered in his UFC debut six years prior. However, because of an untimely lower back strain, it never happened.