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Alexander Volkanovski Says Mauricio Ruffy Needed “Few More Camps” Before UFC 331 Arman Tsarukyan Fight
Current and two-time UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has discussed why he believes Mauricio Ruffy lost to Arman Tsarukyan.
Last month at UFC 331, Tsarukyan sent Ruffy to the shadow realm in the final seconds of the opening round of their five-round lightweight clash.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 19: Arman Tsarukyan of Georgia reacts after a knockout victory against Mauricio Ruffy of Brazil in a lightweight fight during the UFC 331 event at Crypto.com Arena on September 19, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Ruffy did a great job stuffing Tsarukyan’s takedowns and even bruised up the latter’s eye. However, he let his guard down in the clinch, allowing “Batman” to land a devastating elbow that knocked Ruffy unconscious and sent him crashing to the canvas.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 19: Arman Tsarukyan of Georgia reacts after a knockout victory against Mauricio Ruffy of Brazil in a lightweight fight during the UFC 331 event at Crypto.com Arena on September 19, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Ruffy’s training partner Volkanovski believes the Brazilian could have benefited from a few more training camps before facing Tsarukyan. However, Ruffy was already picking things up quickly in camp, with his mechanics and understanding of the concepts becoming almost automatic. The Great,” during a sit-down with Demetrious Johnson and Israel Adesanya, said:
“I would have loved to have a few more camps before an Arman. When we heard about the short-notice fight, I was like, ‘I’d rather have a few more camps,’ but Ruffy has obviously taken it all in really well.”
Check out Alexander Volkanovski’s comments about Mauricio Ruffy below:
🚨VOLKANOVSKI THINKS RUFFY WASN’T READY ENOUGH FOR ARMAN TSARUKYAN 👀🥶
🗣️ “I would have loved to have a few more camps before an Arman. When we heard about the short-notice fight, I was like, ‘I’d rather have a few more camps,’ but Ruffy has obviously taken it all in really… pic.twitter.com/Dvg4ocoRcx
— FightLuck (@FightluckBet) October 5, 2026
Alexander Volkanovski predicted Mauricio Ruffy Will KO Arman Tsarukyan in Round 2 at UFC 331
Alexander Volkanovski also revealed that he and Mauricio Ruffy believed the Brazilian could knock out Arman Tsarukyan in the second round at UFC 331. Ruffy was even telling himself the same thing during the bout, as per “The Great. However, things did not go according to plan, as Tsarukyan caught Ruffy off guard and landed devastating elbows to finish Ruffy before the opening round came to an end.
About what he expected from Ruffy at UFC 331, Volkanovski told “Mighty Mouse” and Israel Adesanya:
“In the last 30 seconds of the first round, I was thinking in the second round, although I know Arman is fit… I was thinking the second round it’s gonna happen. I did talk to Ruffy. Ruffy was saying the same thing… He was even saying to himself. Second round, I am knocking him out.”
Check out Alexander Volkanovski’s comments below:
🚨VOLK BELIEVES RUFFY COULD’VE BEATEN ARMAN IF THE FIGHT REACHED ROUND 2 🤯👀
Volkanovski reveals Ruffy was thinking about a Round 2 KO over Arman — just moments before Arman knocked him out.
📺 Via Precision With Mighty & Izzy pic.twitter.com/n01cB2x2CE
— FightLuck (@FightluckBet) October 5, 2026