Dana White ready to face lawsuit from fan who got punched by Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300

Dana White is ready for a lawsuit after Arman Tsarukyan punched a fan in the crowd.

Dana White ready to face lawsuit from fan who got punched by Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300

Dana White on Arman Tsarukyan punching fan at UFC 300 (Image via Imago / X)

Arman Tsarukyan recently scored his biggest career win yet when he beat Charles Oliveira at UFC 300. However, he also punched a spectator in the audience on the same day. As such, UFC CEO Dana White is expecting a lawsuit soon. However, Tsarukyan justified his actions after his UFC 300 win.

Dana White addressed the incident at the post-fight press conference. He does not blame Tsarukyan for punching the fan in the crowd during his walkout and expressed that he is ready for any legal confrontation. 

Yeah, you might not want to hang over things and grab people when they’re walking out. These guys are all f****** hyped up and whatever; I’m sure we’re probably going to get sued but we’ll deal with that on Monday, too.
Dana White at UFC 300

The clip of Tsarukyan’s walkout went viral on social media. People saw him attempting to shake a fan’s hand. However, suddenly he moved around and appeared to punch the guy in the face.

The Armenian later told Bloody Elbow his side of the story and why he punched the man in the crowd. Tsarukyan said that the man gave him the finger which was why he wanted to punch him back. He basically said he would not take such disrespect from anybody and he would punch every time. The lightweight prospect explained that he would not act if the person was far away but if they were close, someone would ultimately end up getting hurt.

Fan who got punched by Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300 apologizes for his action

It appears that Dana White does not have to worry about another lawsuit anytime soon. People later tracked down the poor guy who got punched by the Armenian MMA fighter.

The man whose name is Obed Ardon, was interviewed by Bloody Elbow after the incident. He instead apologized to Tsarukyan and expressed that he had no intention of filing a lawsuit against the UFC. 

I will not sue. That never crossed my mind. My first thought was I hope I don’t get kicked out. I’d like to apologize to Arman for provoking him by flipping him off.
Obed Ardon via Bloody Elbow

Ardon said Tsarukyan didn’t clock him like everybody was saying. However, he did apologize for being under the influence which led him to act in a reckless way. It reportedly was his first live UFC event and he will definitely remember it. He clarified he did not pull Tsarukyan toward him, or yell profanities but rather showed the UFC contender the finger. Ardon congratulated Tsarukyan for the amazing performance against Oliveira and wished him luck for his title fight next.

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