N3on Says He Will Corner Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 331 With Chimaev
Kick streamer N3on says he is locked in to work Arman Tsarukyan’s corner next week at UFC 331, standing alongside UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev. The 22-year-old content creator made the claim as Tsarukyan prepares for a five-round lightweight co-main event against Mauricio Ruffy on Sept. 19 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
“It is 100% locked in. I will be in Arman’s corner for his fight. It’s me, Khamzat and Arman,” N3on said. “I just sent in my sizes [to the UFC]. I have the shoes, I have the team Arman shirt.”
The UFC has not issued its own confirmation. N3on’s comments frame the arrangement as complete on his end after weeks of on-stream bargaining with the No. 2-ranked lightweight.
That bargaining started as content and turned into a reported payday. Tsarukyan said earlier this summer that N3on would pay $200,000 to use the streamer’s song for his walkout, then put a $50,000 price on the third corner stool.
N3on agreed on a handshake during a Kick stream, with Tsarukyan saying he already had three corner spots and one still open. Chimaev’s presence in that group was part of the pitch from the start.
The streamer did not hide that the champion made him nervous. “Just tell Khamzat not to hurt me, bro,” N3on said when he first realized who else would be on the same side of the cage.
Chimaev is more than a celebrity guest. The middleweight titleholder is Tsarukyan’s close training partner, and the two have already traded corner duty, including Chimaev working Tsarukyan’s November submission of Dan Hooker.
Tsarukyan, 29, enters 23-3 and riding a five-fight winning streak. He needs a clean night against Ruffy after pulling out of a UFC 311 title fight with Islam Makhachev in January 2025, a withdrawal that still shapes his standing with the promotion.
Ruffy is 14-2 and coming off a first-round knockout of Michael Chandler at UFC Freedom 250 in June. The Fighting Nerds striker is a dangerous step-up, with most of his wins coming by knockout.
Dana White has refused to stamp the bout as an official No. 1 contender fight. “I hate to say that [it’s a No. 1 contender fight] until it’s over,” White said. “Arman says a lot of things. Arman and I have had a nice little run here. Listen, let’s see how this fight plays out.”
Justin Gaethje holds the lightweight title after stopping Ilia Topuria in June and is not expected back until 2027. Tsarukyan has treated Ruffy like a title fight anyway, saying a loss would bury his championship chances.
N3on being in the corner is a different kind of risk. Dana White had him removed from UFC 296 in 2023 after the streamer talked about confronting Donald Trump at the event, and White called the episode clout-chasing.
That history is why N3on sending sizes to the UFC is the newsiest part of the clip. A credentialed corner is not the same as buying a ticket and getting tossed, and Tsarukyan is the one putting his name on the request.
Whether the commission and the promotion sign off in Los Angeles remains to be seen. N3on is presenting it as done, with shoes, a Team Arman shirt, and measurements already submitted.
The main event at UFC 331 is Joshua Van defending the flyweight title against Alexandre Pantoja in a rematch. Tsarukyan-Ruffy sits directly underneath it, a five-round lightweight fight that the Armenian has called the most important night of his title chase.
If N3on is on the stool as advertised, the co-main will have a streamer, a middleweight champion, and a top lightweight in the same corner. That is the picture he is selling with one week to go.