Braden Peters, aka Clavicular, has an interesting take on how Arman Tsarukyan can get more title fights in the UFC.
Tsarukyan’s last outing was in 2025 at UFC Qatar, where he submitted Dan Hooker. After that, he was denied a title shot. In 2026, Tsarukyan hopes to serve as backup for the UFC Freedom 250 headliner, which features a lightweight title unification bout between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje. Tsarukyan has said that his next fight will be announced after the White House card.In the meantime, the Armenian has been busy with his RAF and HYPE FC outings.
Most recently, as part of Tsarukyan’s never-ending PR run, he linked up with looksmaxxing influencer and streamer Clavicular, who suggested that fighters could land more title fights if they looked better, since the promotion tends to push the more marketable faces.
Clavicular added that Tsarukyan already has striking features, but there’s always room to improve:
“You would probably be able to get more title fights, the better looking you were. So it could be worth it. Everyone can improve. Even the best-looking person in the world. So get a little better.”
Meanwhile, Tsarukyan joked and added:
“Now I’m gonna do Botox to get my title fight. That’s why they didn’t give me [a title shot], because I’m ugly.”
Check out Arman Tsarukyan and Clavicular’s comments below:
Why did Arman Tsarukyan not get a title shot?
Arman Tsarukyan, the top UFC lightweight contender, has been denied a title shot after his UFC 311 pullout. Tsarukyan claims he had a hernia and therefore had to pull out at the eleventh hour from his title fight against then-lightweight titleholder Islam Makhachev.
Tsarukyan served as backup for UFC 317 to get back in the good books of Dana White. Ahalkalakets” then got his hand raised at UFC Qatar and asked for a title shot, but was denied.
White has repeatedly said that the 29-year-old is not getting a title shot because of his antics inside and outside the octagon, like punching a fan, headbutting Dan Hooker, and going all out on Georgio Poullas.
Now, Tsarukyan has promised to be a ‘good boy’ and expects to fight for the title before 2026 ends.
