Dan Hooker ridiculed Arman Tsarukyan for pulling out of UFC 311, and Tsarukyan made sure to return the favor. "Daddy can't buy you a backbone." That's what Hooker said of Tsarukyan's last-minute withdrawal from his scheduled title fight against Islam Makhachev (via Submission Radio).

When Arman Tsarukyan pulled out just days before UFC 311, people were quite confused with the situation and the timing during which that happened. The post After Dan Hooker’s Jibe at Arman Tsarukyan’s Father,

In the video, Tsarukyan can be seen laughing as he jokingly tells Daniele, “I hurt my back because of you,” referencing the viral controversy that followed his withdrawal. Daniele, playing along, feigned concern before both burst into laughter.