Arman Tsarukyan showed he's still lightweight title threat at UFC Fight Night 265 when he beat Dan Hooker.

After pulling out of a January title shot, Tsarukyan (23-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) finally made his octagon return Saturday at AHBA Arena in Doha, Qatar. It was a successful outing, with Tsarukyan scoring a second-round submission over Hooker (24-13 MMA, 14-9 UFC) to put himself in the championship mix at 155 pounds.

Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Tsarukyan beating Hooker at UFC Fight Night 265.

The main event is in the building 🗣️@ArmanUfc & @DanTheHangman are here for a potential 25 minute clash at #UFCQatar 🇶🇦

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— UFC (@ufc) November 22, 2025

Eyes are on this main event 👀@ArmanUFC vs @DanTheHangman

[ #UFCQatar | LIVE NOW on the @ESPN app ] pic.twitter.com/hWcSm6qq5R

— UFC (@ufc) November 22, 2025

Here comes Hangman! 🪝

[ @DanTheHangman | #UFCQatar | @VisitQatar | @QatarCalendar ] pic.twitter.com/jLQnSBa2dL

— UFC_Asia (@UFC_Asia) November 22, 2025

Not wasting a single second! 😤

[ @ArmanUFC | #UFCQatar | @VisitQatar | @QatarCalendar ] pic.twitter.com/2DENI0297Q

— UFC_Asia (@UFC_Asia) November 22, 2025

Our #UFCQatar main event has finally come! 🤩

🇦🇲@ArmanUFC and 🇳🇿@DanTheHangman go at it for five rounds if needed! Who you got!?

[ #UFCQatar | @VisitQatar | @QatarCalendar ] pic.twitter.com/2JJ8BUfBnS

— UFC_Asia (@UFC_Asia) November 22, 2025

Arman looks great right now

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) November 22, 2025

10-9 Tsarukyan. Hooker needs to turn this into a brawl! #UFCQatar

— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) November 22, 2025

10-9 Tsarukyan. All over Hooker in round 1. #UFCQatar

— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) November 22, 2025

Vicious GNP from Arman. This is getting ugly quick

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) November 22, 2025

Arman Tsarukyan vs Ilia Topuria is the ONLY fight that makes sense for the lightweight title. Book it! #UFCQatar

— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) November 22, 2025

Tsarukyan gets the head and arm choke and finishes Dan Hooker.

He should absolutely be next for the title shot. Top contender and the most competitive fight for Ilia.

— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) November 22, 2025

lol Illa like I’m fighting paddy dawg lmfao

— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) November 22, 2025

SINKING THE SUBMISSION IN THE MAIN EVENT 😮‍💨@ArmanUFC gets the arm triangle in Round 2 for a massive victory!

[ #UFCQatar ] pic.twitter.com/tZwYoXGDHs

— UFC (@ufc) November 22, 2025

#UFCQatar results: Arman Tsarukyan def. Dan Hooker via submission (arm-triangle) – Round 2, 3:34

Full coverage: https://t.co/WtHs7L1wygpic.twitter.com/eq3cy428gM

— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) November 22, 2025

MOST UFC LIGHTWEIGHT WINS – 2019 to Present
11 – Charles Oliveira
10 – Islam Makhachev
10 – Arman Tsarukyan#UFCQatar

— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) November 22, 2025

Man…

📸 Jeff Bottari pic.twitter.com/eRzgiCTMDg

— Uncrowned (@uncrownedcombat) November 22, 2025

MOST @UFC LIGHTWEIGHT WINS – 2019 to Present

11 – Charles Oliveira
10 – Islam Makhachev
10 – Arman Tsarukyan (@ArmanUFC) 👊

Complete #UFCQatar Scorecards ➡️ https://t.co/FAC5ZHH4pApic.twitter.com/pxusccS9PU

— UFC News (@UFCNews) November 22, 2025

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Qatar: Fighters react to Arman Tsarukyan's finish of Dan Hooker