UFC Lightweight Graduate Arman TsarukyananswerAsked why he performed under the Armenian flag.
"I consider myself a Russian fighter. I represent Armenia, because they have signed a contract with me for Armenia. The question was, "We will register you at the UFC if you present Armenia." There is no need for citizenship in the UFC. You can change flags almost every day. You can fight for Russia, the other is Armenia.
They put me down, and I said: "Of course, sign." What's the difference? If I become a champion, I will bring the belt to Russia. Because I live here and train here. And Armenia is my historic homeland, where my roots are. I am a Russian fighter who represents Armenia. And if they could, when there were flags, I always raised both Armenian and Russian, "Tsarukyan said in an interview with Aslanbek Badaev.
