Dana White Intervenes During Tsarukyan and Ruffy Faceoff at UFC 331

Dana White intervened to separate Arman Tsarukyan and Mauricio Ruffy during their initial faceoff at the UFC 331 press conference held in Los Angeles on Friday.

The two lightweights are scheduled to compete on September 19 in a title eliminator, part of a card that features Joshua Van defending his flyweight title against Alexandre Pantoja. Tensions escalated when Ruffy extended a fist during the staredown, prompting White to step in as Tsarukyan moved forward, ensuring no contact was made between the fighters.

This incident follows Tsarukyan's previous pre-fight theatrics, including a headbutt to Dan Hooker at their final staredown before UFC Qatar last year. White aimed to prevent a similar situation from occurring with a significant match on the line.