Arman Tsarukyan And Georgio Poullas ARGUE At RAF 07 Press Conference

[0:09] Um, first question I'm going to ask to Armin. [0:12] Um, well, one, Armin, this is your third matchup. [0:16] Uh, when I called you, uh, when Izzy and I called you [0:19] and we told you about Giorgio, you didn't know who he was. [0:22] Um, and then it turned out to be one of the most electric matches. [0:25] He's still nobody. [0:29] What's, have you changed your game plan at all for this match? [0:33] Just same, I'm going there to win and, uh, [0:36] but this time I'm going to do 10-0 and, uh, make it quick. [0:40] I thought you said you were going to 10-0 me last time. [0:46] Oh, well, I'm not saying Giorgio, before we get to the next questions, [0:49] but I was sitting down with Armin's team [0:50] and, uh, they said you still owe him 10 grand. [0:53] What do you think about that? [0:54] You know, I was waiting for this, so, uh, actually, [0:56] let me play you something on my phone here. [0:59] He can have his 10 grand, but let's, let's not forget what he said. [1:14] If you can't take him down, you said you would dominate him. [1:17] How much money goes in the vault? [1:20] How much goes in the vault if you can't take him down? [1:22] As much as you want. [1:24] He did not take me down. [1:30] Watch that match again. One-point push-out. [1:34] Okay, question to the audience. [1:37] So smart. [1:39] Thank you, thank you. [1:41] You're the smartest guy ever. [1:44] So, what's going on with my 10K that we shake the hand? [1:47] Well, you give me a date with your girlfriend Nina [1:50] and I'll give you 10K. [1:52] What did you say? What did you say? [1:55] You give me a date with your girlfriend Nina [1:57] and I'll give you your 10K. [1:59] My girlfriend? [2:02] Guys, uh, you... [2:07] Never ask about family. [2:09] Everybody, don't, like, ask about family, [2:12] moms, sisters with me, okay? [2:14] And girls, too. [2:16] If someone gonna talk about that, you're gonna be dead. [2:20] And don't care if this is RAF, USA, or UFC belt. [2:23] If you're gonna touch my family, you're gonna be dead, okay? [2:27] And you, too, shut your mouth [2:31] and be respectful for the girls, okay? [2:35] All right, Mike, you can go ahead. [2:35] You can talk about me, but not about my friends and everybody. [2:40] Oh, that wasn't a joke. [2:41] Okay, keep moving on. Next question. [2:44] Giorgio, from a professional standpoint, [2:46] you getting in a wrestling match with Armand, [2:48] now that you're sitting there, [2:49] we're a day away from this rematch, [2:52] what is this like for you? [2:53] What are the emotions like? [2:54] Are you fired up? [2:55] Is there an extra chip on your shoulder compared to RAF06? [2:58] How does it feel right now? [3:00] Yeah, it's just another great opportunity, [3:02] another day to go out and wrestle, [3:03] just looking at it as any other match, [3:06] just going out to perform. [3:08] And for you, Armand, [3:10] it's obviously a big opportunity for you, [3:12] you got the official win in the first matchup. [3:14] Not everyone may agree with that, [3:16] but you did get the win. [3:17] What's it like heading into the second matchup? [3:19] And then another question that people have been asking, [3:22] is Hamzat Shumayev going to be there tomorrow night [3:24] to have your back in case things go off the rails again? [3:27] No, Hamzat Shumayev won't be here. [3:29] He's preparing for the fight. [3:31] And so, and he thinks my opponent, [3:36] he's not that high level that he should be here and help me. [3:39] So, it's easy work for me. [3:43] That's why you won off of penalty points last time, [3:45] right? [3:45] Yes. [3:46] Yeah. [3:47] Let's hope you don't cry to the ref this time so much. [3:52] Okay, next question. [3:57] Armand, right here. [3:59] Sir, you've got a pretty diverse background [4:01] and a lot of different sports, a lot of different things. [4:05] Outside of like this whole thing, [4:09] what do you want to be known for? [4:11] You're a tough guy, but you seem like a really good guy as well. [4:14] You got a great family, a lot of things going on. [4:16] What else is about Armand do you want the people to know [4:18] about you? [4:18] Yeah. [4:18] I'm pretty quiet. [4:22] Everybody think I'm a crazy, but like when someone, [4:25] I never like touch anybody if like he's, [4:30] if someone talks shit, I'm going to do something. [4:33] But me, I never, I'm like a very quiet and simple guy. [4:38] So, I don't like argue with anybody. [4:41] But like if someone wants to do something, I'll do it. [4:43] So, and people think I'm a crazy, I'm not. [4:47] So, that's the reason. [4:49] Appreciate it. [4:50] Giorgio. [4:51] This is giving, over here, same place. [4:53] This is giving you a platform even bigger [4:56] than what you had prior coming into this whole thing. [4:59] What, are you a wrestler? [5:01] Are you an influencer? [5:02] Are you a businessman? [5:03] What is it? [5:04] I mean, you could be all three. [5:05] I'm just wanting to know. [5:06] He doesn't know who you are, Giorgio. [5:09] Coming from the guy that lost his UFC rankings [5:12] because he couldn't take down a YouTuber, right? [5:14] To get to your question, I'm a little bit of all three. [5:17] I like to think I'm kind of the 2.0, [5:19] the American dream for a wrestler, right? [5:21] I'm a businessman. [5:21] I'm an influencer, and I'm a wrestler at the same time promoting the sport. [5:26] What do you have to say, Armand? [5:27] You're a businessman? [5:29] Is that what you heard? [5:30] Yeah. [5:31] You said businessman? [5:32] Okay. [5:34] What businesses you got? [5:36] I, uh, sitting up here at the main event with you, right? [5:40] Business, take me down for $1,000 and never pay back. [5:43] And I know a lot of people who took you down, but you never posted, even me. [5:49] Armand, I watched your interview with Beard. [5:52] He wanted to know if you were so frustrated, [5:54] why didn't you just kill me? [5:56] Maybe because you couldn't take me down? [5:58] I didn't hear that. [6:01] All right, go ahead with the next question. [6:05] Okay. [6:06] You want to do one more bet? [6:08] You want to do one more bet? [6:11] What do you want to bet, Armand? [6:12] If I take you down, you pay me? [6:16] Double or nothing? [6:19] No, no. [6:21] First, you got to pay me my money, and then we do double. [6:23] Okay. [6:24] And three, whatever you want. [6:25] Well, you heard what I played for you, [6:26] so, you know, you said I get whatever I want. [6:29] I just want to say one thing. [6:30] You're not man of your word. [6:32] If man shake the hand, you win. [6:34] If he lose, you got to pay money. [6:36] And doesn't matter, like, how much is that. [6:39] You're not a man of your word. [6:40] You heard what I played for you. [6:41] You said I get whatever I want. [6:42] We're the best thing. [6:43] It's a man's sport. [6:43] All right, let's move on. [6:44] Let's move on. [6:45] It's a man's sport, and you got to keep your word. [6:47] If you shake hand, you got to pay money back. [6:50] With the mic, yeah, right here. [6:52] Giorgio, what does beating him mean for your career [6:55] tomorrow night? [6:56] Say what? [6:57] What does beating him mean for your career tomorrow night? [7:01] Same thing as any other match. [7:02] I mean, if I beat him, it puts me [7:04] in a great spot. [7:04] But to get better matchups with Raf, you know, [7:08] I think he's a big name to take out. [7:10] Everybody thinks he's a great wrestler inside the UFC. [7:14] But I'm looking to expose him tomorrow night [7:16] and break open this match. [7:18] I think this match is going to be a lot different [7:19] than the last one. [7:22] Your juices doesn't help tomorrow. [7:23] You're not exposed to him. [7:25] All right, right here, Mike. [7:26] You go ahead. [7:27] Armand, I want to ask you one more question. [7:29] Giorgio had said he planned on reaching out [7:31] to Dana White about possibly having [7:33] a match with you in the UFC. [7:35] I'm curious, what's your reaction to that? [7:38] What would happen if you and Giorgio [7:39] competed in an MMA fight? [7:41] Have you seen his amateur fight? [7:44] He got knocked out in the first round. [7:46] From first his fight, what he's talking about. [7:50] He doesn't know shit about MMA. [7:52] If you give me, like, one minute, [7:54] I just knock him out so fast. [7:56] And why don't we make it happen? [7:59] Let's find an organization to cover him. [8:01] He could be on my level, and he needs, like, a train 25 years. [8:03] I'll make it happen. [8:04] Let's do it. [8:05] I'm about it. [8:07] All right, another question. [8:08] At least this time, when you try and hit me, I'll be looking. [8:11] You know, you were a coward last match. [8:13] You waited till I wasn't looking, [8:14] and then you punched me like a little bitch. [8:16] Why don't you do it when I'm looking? [8:18] Listen. [8:18] And then you're lucky your team came to save you. [8:20] I can pay you $100,000. [8:21] You're a girl. [8:22] $100,000 if you do sparring with me, [8:24] but there is no time. [8:26] You agree or not? [8:27] I'll pay you $100,000 cash before the sparring [8:33] if you do with me sparring without time and no referee. [8:37] You're down? [8:40] You're down? [8:40] Yes or no? [8:41] I make a lot more of that for a lot less. [8:44] Be like a man if you believe in yourself. [8:47] Don't be like a... [8:49] I make a lot more of that for a lot less, [8:53] but what I will do is I will fight you for a lot more money [8:56] in an organization where we both get a payday. [9:00] Yes or no? [9:00] We can both get a payday. [9:02] Let's find an organization to cover it. [9:03] You're $100,000 and nothing to me. [9:05] I'll pay you from my pocket just for sparring, nothing else. [9:08] As a businessman, it makes no sense for me [9:10] to take that $100,000 when we can get [9:12] an organization to cover it. [9:13] We can both make close to a million. [9:15] That's stupid business. [9:16] Let's move on. [9:16] Let's move on. [9:17] We have time for one more question [9:18] right here in the front. [9:19] Right here in the front. [9:21] All right, Armin, where do you feel you have [9:23] the biggest edge over Giorgio? [9:27] Biggest edge? [9:31] Nothing. [9:32] Smart guy. [9:35] Me over him? [9:37] Nothing as well. [9:40] Just I'm better everywhere. [9:43] I have a good cardio, I'm faster. [9:46] He's dangerous on the first round, and then he gas out, [9:50] because too much juices. [9:51] Look at his arms. [9:54] He looks like a bodybuilder. [9:56] And if you're going to see legit wrestlers, [10:00] they don't have these muscles. [10:02] And he's going to gas out, and we're [10:04] going to make him tired in the first round, [10:05] and then finish him in the second or third. [10:08] I've never had somebody compliment my body so much. [10:11] Are you trying to tell me something, Armin? [10:13] No, I just want to say for wrestlers, [10:15] don't lift a lot of weight, and don't use the juices. [10:20] OK. [10:21] All right, perfect. [10:22] OK, we're going to. [10:22] Be smart, guys. [10:23] Thank you guys so much for coming. [10:25] You have all your life to live. [10:26] We're going to do the face-offs, so please stay seated. [10:27] We're doing the face-offs. [10:28] Stay here. [10:29] Please stay seated.