Arman Tsarukyan won’t be joining Tom Aspinall and Ian Machado Garry.

The English and Irish UFC stars made headlines earlier this year when they joined Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Talent Agency.

Aspinall hired Hearn as his manager to handle dealings with both the UFC and brands away from the Octagon. Garry, meanwhile, formed an agreement with the boxing promoter to manage agreements outside of his fighting career.

Hearn has teased more big names from the MMA world joining him, but despite a recent image of the pair together, it doesn’t seem like Tsarukyan will be one of them.

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Aspinall and Garry’s decision to partner with Hearn came despite the British promoter’s feud with UFC president Dana White.

The pair have gone back and forth ever since White launched Zuffa Boxing at the start of 2026.

Tsarukyan hasn’t always been in the UFC boss’ good books, and he may have further damaged his standing in the promotion by signing with Hearn’s talent agency.

But that was apparently not the story behind a recent picture of Hearn with Tsarukyan and his team.

The Matchroom Boxing CEO addressed the speculation that resulted from the image on his Instagram Stories after being asked if he is signing the UFC lightweight star by a fan.

“Everyone went crazy for this,” Hearn wrote.

“We were just staying in the same hotel randomly and arranged to have some breakfast together,” he added.

Tsarukyan has grown his stardom in 2026 by staying incredibly active away from the Octagon.

In between his wins over Dan Hooker and Mauricio Ruffy, the Armenian maintained a prominent presence in the fight game by competing in wrestling and grappling matches.

He also became a frequent guest on prominent Kick streams hosted by the likes of Nina Drama and n3on.

Fans thought Tsarukyan was looking for some help from Hearn to manage his newfound fame and increasing opportunities, but that does not appear to be the case.