Hype FC CEO claims to have offered lucrative contract to Georgio Poullas
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Georgio Poullas allegedly refused to grapple against Arman
Tsarukyan at Hype FC despite being offered a massive
contract.
Tsarukyan and Poullas met in a freestyle wrestling match at RAF 6 last month. Poullas was accused of multiple fouls, penalized, and lost the match by points. Tsarukyan maintained his composure until the end of the bout and then punched Poullas as the whole arena erupted in a massive brawl.
Days later, Tsarukyan and Poullas were booked in a rematch, this time in submission-only grappling, at Hype FC on March 11 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. However, the booking fell through within hours as Poullas pulled out, citing his preference to compete in freestyle wrestling at RAF. Tsarukyan and Poullas will now meet in a rematch at RAF 7 on March 28 in Tampa.
Hype FC CEO Armand Martirosian claims he was turned down by Poullas despite offering a lucrative contract. According to Martirosian, he offered Poullas $2.6 million for seven bouts. Martirosian believes Poullas turned down the contract because he found it too good to be true, which the social-media wrestler even mentioned in their conversation.
Martirosian immediately started looking for replacements, calling up the entire UFC roster. However, Martirosian claims the UFC has changed its policy since Sharabutdin Magomedov and Tsarukyan grappled to a draw at Hype FC in Armenia this past December. According to Martirosian, the UFC now doesn’t allow most of its active fighters to compete against each other at Hype FC.
“My final offer to him was $2.6 million for seven matches,” Martirosian told Red Corner MMA. “I think this must be the biggest contract in wrestling history. Maybe he didn't believe we could actually afford that amount of pay. That's what he actually said, ‘I don't believe you'll pay me this money, it's too big.’ I would not say it was a huge disappointment. We started looking for a substitute right away. I must have called around the entire UFC roster. But the thing is, following our event in Armenia, the UFC slightly changed their policy, and now they don’t let most of their active fighters compete against each other at Hype FC.”
Tsarukyan will now face former UFC flyweight Muhammad Mokaev in the main event at Hype FC on March 11. Meanwhile, “Shara Bullet” was originally scheduled to co-headline the event against Jorge Masvidal. However, “Shara Bullet” will now face Edson Barboza after Masvidal pulled out due to undisclosed reasons.
Tsarukyan and Poullas met in a freestyle wrestling match at RAF 6 last month. Poullas was accused of multiple fouls, penalized, and lost the match by points. Tsarukyan maintained his composure until the end of the bout and then punched Poullas as the whole arena erupted in a massive brawl.
Days later, Tsarukyan and Poullas were booked in a rematch, this time in submission-only grappling, at Hype FC on March 11 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. However, the booking fell through within hours as Poullas pulled out, citing his preference to compete in freestyle wrestling at RAF. Tsarukyan and Poullas will now meet in a rematch at RAF 7 on March 28 in Tampa.
Hype FC CEO Armand Martirosian claims he was turned down by Poullas despite offering a lucrative contract. According to Martirosian, he offered Poullas $2.6 million for seven bouts. Martirosian believes Poullas turned down the contract because he found it too good to be true, which the social-media wrestler even mentioned in their conversation.
Martirosian immediately started looking for replacements, calling up the entire UFC roster. However, Martirosian claims the UFC has changed its policy since Sharabutdin Magomedov and Tsarukyan grappled to a draw at Hype FC in Armenia this past December. According to Martirosian, the UFC now doesn’t allow most of its active fighters to compete against each other at Hype FC.
Too Good to Be True?
“My final offer to him was $2.6 million for seven matches,” Martirosian told Red Corner MMA. “I think this must be the biggest contract in wrestling history. Maybe he didn't believe we could actually afford that amount of pay. That's what he actually said, ‘I don't believe you'll pay me this money, it's too big.’ I would not say it was a huge disappointment. We started looking for a substitute right away. I must have called around the entire UFC roster. But the thing is, following our event in Armenia, the UFC slightly changed their policy, and now they don’t let most of their active fighters compete against each other at Hype FC.”
Tsarukyan will now face former UFC flyweight Muhammad Mokaev in the main event at Hype FC on March 11. Meanwhile, “Shara Bullet” was originally scheduled to co-headline the event against Jorge Masvidal. However, “Shara Bullet” will now face Edson Barboza after Masvidal pulled out due to undisclosed reasons.
The head of Hype FC says Georgio Poullas decided to accept an offer from Real American Freestyle despite receiving a sizable offer from Hype FC for his rematch with Arman Tsarukyan under grappling rules.
"My final offer to him was $2.6 million for seven matches. I think this… pic.twitter.com/4DhThbfjJF— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA)
