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N3on Appears to Take Credit for Arman Tsarukyan's Elbow Knockout Against Mauricio Ruffy

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September 20, 2026, Los Angeles, California, USA: ARMAN TSARUKYAN defeated MAURICIO RUFFY by KO (elbows) at 4:56 of Round 1 during UFC 331 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Los Angeles USA - ZUMAo117 20260920_zsp_o117_037 Copyright: xMikaelxOnaxIMAGO / ZUMA Press Wire

N3on claims that he had told Arman Tsarukyan to use his elbow and the fighter hilariously backs it up

N3on cornered Arman Tsarukyan during his victory in UFC 331, and he is not going to let it be forgotten.

N3on Claims to be the One Telling Arman Tsarukyan to Use the Elbow

Arman Tsarukyan’s spectacular win against Mauricio Ruffy in UFC 331 shocked the audience for more than one reason. Of course, the KO finish had the fans gasp out loud, but seeing N3on as the fighter’s corner definitely caused some reaction as well.

Previously, on The Ariel Helwani Show, Tsarukyan spoke about a “bet” he made with N3on regarding his walkout song.

“He created this song ‘She Wanna Hang With An Indian’ or something like that… We had a bet, so for the next fight I’m going to walk out to that song," he said.

Following this deal, the two then came together again during a stream where Tsarukyan offered N3on to be his third cornerman. But this setting would cost the streamer $50,000.

Ever since the Armenian fighter landed the elbow, N3on seems to be taking credit for it, and somehow it's one hundred percent Tsarukyan-approved. In the latest video on N3on’s YouTube channel, Tsarukyan hilariously claimed “He’s my coach, by the way”.

N3on quickly added, “I was in his corner when he was fighting”. He further made the claim that he was the one indicating the fighter to use the elbow. Nina Drama and Tsarukyan made the situation even more hilarious by mocking his gesture of showing the fight move. The playful banter ended with the streamer pretending to be offended.

“I should have never called out the elbow”.

However, “Batman” seems to be giving N3on his flowers, jokingly or not.

Arman Tsarukyan says N3on Better Coach Than Jon Jones and Volkanovski

It is quite evident that N3on’s contribution to the elbow has become an ongoing joke between the two.

In the stream-turned-YouTube-video, Tsarukyan introduced N3on as his coach to pretty much everyone on the street.

“He’s better than Jon Jones and Volkanovski together, all.” The fighter claimed.

N3on appeared to double down on the statement, saying, “We’re coming for the Belt next”. He even ended up asking, “Am I known as the ‘Elbow guy’ now?” at some point.

Although this was not the first time Tsarukyan gave N3on the credit.

In the post-fight interview of UFC 331 too, he had claimed that N3on called the elbow.

He called the elbow, I heard it, and I did it. Great cornerman”.

 

 

ABOUT THE AUTHORProma ChatterjeeStaff Writer

Proma Chatterjee is a combat sports journalist and Staff Writer at MMA Sucka.

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