Arman Tsarukyan targets Georges St-Pierre after dismissing Burroughs fight

Arman Tsarukyan has ruled out a potential wrestling match against Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs and instead set his sights on UFC legend Georges St-Pierre. The Armenian fighter lost interest in facing Burroughs after the American suffered a 7-5 defeat to Michael Caliendo at Real American Freestyle 14 in Las Vegas.

Despite Burroughs' impressive résumé, which includes Olympic gold at London 2012 and six world championship titles, Tsarukyan believes a matchup would no longer appeal to him unless the American returns to winning ways. He suggested Burroughs would need to defeat another Olympic or world champion to make the contest worthwhile.

Tsarukyan made the comments after securing a dominant 10-0 technical superiority victory over Dillon Danis, earning the RAF Middleweight Crossover championship belt. The result strengthened his position in the wrestling promotion and appeared to influence his plans for future opponents.

Rather than pursuing less familiar wrestling names, Tsarukyan wants to face athletes with greater recognition in mixed martial arts. Georges St-Pierre, the former UFC champion widely regarded as one of the sport's all-time greats, is among his preferred targets. However, no fight has been confirmed, and any potential meeting would depend on the organisers reaching an agreement.