{"id":29574,"date":"2026-09-24T11:54:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T11:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=29574"},"modified":"2026-09-24T11:54:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T11:54:19","slug":"legendary-coach-slams-mauricio-ruffys-team-for-f-unacceptable-mistake-at-ufc-331","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=29574","title":{"rendered":"Legendary coach slams Mauricio Ruffy&#8217;s team for &#8216;f&#8212;&#8212; unacceptable&#8217; mistake at UFC 331"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-label\">Trending:<\/span><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-border\"\/><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-border-2\"\/>Ciryl Gane shares first words since Tom Aspinall vacated UFC heavyweight title amid latest eye setback<span class=\"photo-credit\">Credit: Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>One of Mixed Martial Arts\u2019 renowned coaches believes Mauricio Ruffy and his team are letting his immense potential go to waste.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Top UFC lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan clinched a likely title shot with a come-from-behind knockout against Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 331. After a strong start by Ruffy in the opening minutes of the fight, Tsarukyan caught Ruffy with an elbow in the final seconds of Round 1 to finish the action.<\/p>\n<p>It was a stunning result in the co-main event, after many predicted Tsarukyan would utilize a wrestling-heavy approach against Ruffy. But Tsarukyan took advantage of Ruffy\u2019s late-round tentativeness to catch the talented striker with a brutal elbow.<\/p>\n<p>Ruffy suffered his first knockout loss since November 2019, and according to a well-renowned coach, it was a critical mistake that led to the final sequence.<\/p>\n<h2>Ray Longo: Mauricio Ruffy made \u2018critical mistake\u2019 vs. Arman Tsarukyan<\/h2>\n<p>In a recent appearance on <em>The Anik &amp; Florian Podcast<\/em>, legendary coach Ray Longo scorched Ruffy and his team for letting Tsarukyan back in the fight at UFC 331.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt looked like when it started it was going to go his way, but you can\u2019t just fall asleep. We\u2019ve seen that a few times,\u201d Longo said of Ruffy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome guys just think, \u2018Oh, it\u2019s 10 seconds; guys aren\u2019t going to do anything\u2019, and that is just f\u2014\u2014 unacceptable how you can do that. Critical mistake, like holy s\u2014. The bell doesn\u2019t even mean anything. That ref has to step in, and you always have to be on point. I just can\u2019t get over that\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201c10 seconds, I\u2019ll just ride it out, and next thing you know he\u2019s on the floor,\u201d Longo continued on Ruffy. \u201cHe was just concerned with not getting taken down and had zero respect for anything else. \u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ruffy will look to bounce back in his next fight after recent wins over Michael Chandler and King Green. Luckily, Ruffy\u2019s recent work with UFC featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski will improve his odds of a bounceback performance.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Can Mauricio Ruffy rebound after UFC 331? Share your thoughts in the comments!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 mt-0 os-source\">This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/mauricio-ruffy\/mauricio-ruffy-team-slammed-unacceptable-mistake\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=mauricio-ruffy-team-slammed-unacceptable-mistake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trending:Ciryl Gane shares first words since Tom Aspinall vacated UFC heavyweight title amid latest eye setbackCredit: Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC One of Mixed Martial Arts\u2019 renowned coaches believes Mauricio Ruffy and his team are letting his immense potential go to waste. 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