Arman Tsarukyan vs. Joaquim Silva Set for UFC on ESPN 47 on June 17

Arman Tsarukyan has finally received his next Ultimate Fighting Championship assignment.

Tsarukyan (19-3, 6-2 UFC) had been attached to a bout with Renato Carneiro scheduled for the UFC on ESPN 45 card on April 29 before “Moicano” pulled out due to injury. A replacement opponent did not materialize in time for that event, but on Tuesday, ESPN reported Tsarukyan and Joaquim Silva would collide in a lightweight clash at UFC on ESPN 47 on June 17. The matchup was then confirmed by Silva’s team on their social media accounts.

The surging Tsarukyan appeared most recently in December, a dominant unanimous decision victory over Damir Ismagulov which allowed him to bounce back from a loss at the hands of former KSW two-division champion Mateusz Gamrot in the UFC on ESPN 38 headliner. Prior, “Ahalkalakets” went on a five-bout winning streak with victories over Joel Alvarez and Matt Frevola, among others. Tsarukyan's only other loss under the UFC banner came against current lightweight kingpin Islam Makhachev.

Silva (12-3, 5-3 UFC) is looking for some continuity in his career and to build momentum after his second-round stoppage over Jesse Ronson at UFC Fight Night 211 in October. The defeat snapped a two-bout skid against Ricky Glenn and Nasrat Haqparast. Overall, “Netto BJJ” is 2-3 in his last five.

UFC on ESPN 47 will go down at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 17. The event is headlined by an intriguing fight featuring former185-pound title challenger Marvin Vettori against Jared Cannonier. Muslim Salikhov and Nicolas Dalby are also expected to collide at welterweight on the same night.