{
  "id": 8599120,
  "title": "‘The next champion’: Pros react to Arman Tsarukyan’s UFC 331 statement knockout",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/the-next-champion-pros-react-to-arman-tsarukyans-ufc-331-statement",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T03:26:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/next-champion-pros-react-arman-032653647.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Arman Tsarukyan's devastating first-round elbow KO of Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 331 has earned him the title of next champion. Renato Moicano, Belal Muhammad, Josh Thomson, Aiemann Zahabi, Belal Muhammad, Gilbert Burns Durinho, MarQuel, Henry Cejudo, Marquel mederos, and Funky all praised Tsarukyan's incredible performance and lauded him as the man to beat at 155 pounds after the fight.",
  "summary": "Arman Tsarukyan is the No. 1 contender for the UFC lightweight title",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "Tsarukyan's impressive knockout win has earned him widespread acclaim from fellow fighters, who now see him as a leading contender and potential future champion in the 155-pound division.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "UFC 331 live blog: Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mauricio Ruffy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/ufc-331-live-blog-arman-tsarukyan-vs-mauricio-ruffy",
        "published": "2026-09-20T02:46:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}