Arman Tsarukyan Credits Nina Drama For Fame Amidst UFC Withdrawal Skit

UFC fighter Arman Tsarukyan has publicly credited model and influencer Nina-Marie Daniele (Nina Drama) for significantly boosting his public persona, noting her impact helped him become far more famous than he previously was. The two have consistently collaborated on widely viewed social media content since 2019, with the Georgia-born combatant acknowledging that she taught him how to succeed as a digital influencer despite facing criticism within the MMA community regarding his fight frequency.

Just days before UFC 331, Tsarukyan and Drama starred in a comedic skit referencing his controversial withdrawal from the scheduled lightweight title rematch against Islam Makhachev at UFC 311 earlier this year. In the video, which aired shortly after news of Mauricio Ruffy stepping into the challenger role for potential future gold opportunities, the pair revisited speculation that strenuous exercises shown in their joint content contributed to Tsarukyan's back injury.

The humorous segment depicts Drama hitting Tsarukyan on the head with a bottle and then claiming she did not cause his pain as he pretends to be injured. While fans had previously speculated about these specific activities causing harm, that theory was never officially established by medical experts or the organization. The skit serves as both entertainment for their large social media following and an attempt by Tsarukyan to turn a difficult chapter of his athletic career into light-hearted content ahead of his next scheduled bout.