Although their bout is not yet officially confirmed, it appears that the newly crowned UFC lightweight champion, Justin Gaethje, is set to defend his title against the highly-ranked contender, Arman Tsarukyan.
Following his victory over the previously undefeated champion Ilia Topuria at UFC White House on June 14, Gaethje was slated to receive a new truck from Tsarukyan. This generous offer stemmed from a wager where Tsarukyan’s friend bet $1 million on Gaethje.
However, Gaethje later declined the truck during an appearance on “The Joe Rogan Experience.”
“I’m not taking this truck from f*cking Arman,” Gaethje stated. “There’s absolutely no way I would take a truck… I’m going to have to ride around in a f*cking truck that a dude bought for me every day. I don’t know, I just can’t go there. We didn’t shake on it, he does not owe it to me.”
Tsarukyan, a 29-year-old fighter currently ranked second in the UFC lightweight division, responded to Gaethje’s rejection.
โJustin is saying, โIโm not going to take the car. F*ck it, weโre not going to give it to him. He doesnโt want it, he doesnโt deserve that. Yesterday, I watched the video and I was shocked, like what the f*ck, if you donโt want it, f*ck you.โ
“I’m going to f*ck him up in the fight,” Tsarukyan added. “I canโt wait. Youโre saying you donโt want my truck and youโre not going to drive that, so f*ck you. Say โthank youโ instead of being rude, like what the f*ck? I give you the truck, we bought the truck, youโre saying, โIโm not even going to drive it,’ why are you such an assh*le?โ โฆ I talked to his manager, I asked what [horsepower] he wants, I told him that we already got the truck. F*ck you, Justin, I canโt wait to whoop your ass. โฆ If you donโt need it, you have friends, family, parents, just give away or give somebody who needs that, you know better. Why are you such an assh*le?โ
