Arman Tsarukyan had several close calls, but in the end got the job done. The UFC lightweight contender defeated Charles Oliveira in a split decision after surviving a couple of close submission attempts from the Brazilian. The official scoring read 29-28, 29-28, and 28-29, with the two scorecards favoring Tsarukyan. Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) and Oliveira (34-10 MMA, 22-10 UFC) fought in a bout that was labeled a title eliminator by the promotion on the pay-per-view main card of UFC 300 , which took place on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Tsarukyan is now expected to face UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. Huge victory for @ArmanUFC ! He gets the split decision victory at #UFC300 pic.twitter.com/avzOhQpQ9v — UFC (@ufc) April 14, 2024 In the first round, Oliveira nearly submitted Tsarukyan, as he snatched a guillotine that had Tsarukyan fighting for his life.
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