SUMMARY
- Arman Tsarukyan took it too far by joking inappropriately about Kayla Harrison, that too in a foreign language.
- Harrison was left embarrassed when she understood what was said about her later.
Kayla Harrison was left red-faced after she realized a day late what had been said about her on stage. At a UFC 300 media event, Harrison was joined by Arman Tsarukyan and other UFC fighters who would be fighting at the PPV event. Tsarukyan was asked an inappropriate question in a foreign language and he answered. However, the lightweight fighter refused to translate it on stage.
Harrison, who had laughed it off, found out the translation the next day. According to Indy100, the translated version of the fan question is “That girl sitting next to you (referring to Harrison), how many times would you give her your d**k, bro? Be honest.”
A fan asks Arman Tsarukyan if he’d smash Kayla Harrison and he says yes 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/W15OmaOwM3
— Manolo 🌹 (@Manolo_mma) March 8, 2024
Tsarukyan answered, “A couple.” In response, the fan said, “My boy!” Fans in the arena were laughing as the fighters and host Megan Olivi on stage did not realize the crude joke.
Olivi then asked Arman: “I wish we had a translator so we could be in on the joke. Do you want to tell us what he said?” Tsarukyan replied: “Stupid question, next one.”
Harrison fired back at the fan on a couple of occasions in separate interviews. She was even disappointed with Tsarukyan as he had joined in on the terrible joke.
Kayla Harrison was uncomfortable sitting in front of Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 299
In her podcast after the UFC 300 media event, Harrison opened up about how she felt about the joke. She was shocked and embarrassed. She even claimed that sitting in front of Tsarukyan was embarrassing at UFC 299.
She said, “At first, I was so embarrassed and, like, shocked and ashamed. I was like, dude, I’m your teammate. Like, at UFC 299, he was sitting right behind me, it was super awkward, super uncomfortable.
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We had a good conversation about it. I understand where he was coming from. He was caught off guard. It’s not okay to talk about me like that. No one is asking me how many times I would have s*x with Alex Pereira… Please don’t sexualize me like that.”
She has talked about the incident in several interviews and explained how degrading it was. She is an Olympic medallist and a mother and she does not expect things like these from a fan.
Kayla Harrison will be making her UFC debut at UFC 300 against Holly Holm
Harrison is a two-time Olympic gold medallist in judo. She has also won the judo world championships. The established athlete transitioned to MMA and fought in the PFL since 2018. After amassing a 15-0 record, she faced her first defeat against Larissa Pacheco.
Welcome to the UFC, @KaylaH!
She’ll make her Octagon debut against Holly Holm at #UFC300! https://t.co/jnD0diKsSw
— UFC (@ufc) January 24, 2024
Harrison fought once more in the PFL and defeated Aspen Ladd before making a move to the UFC. The American, who has fought at lightweight in the PFL, will be fighting at bantamweight in the UFC. She will take on Holly Holm in the preliminary card at UFC 300. Initially, fans were concerned about how she would make weight at 135 lbs. However, she has got months to prepare and as a professional, she is expected to fulfill her commitment.