Arman Tsarukyan’s run underneath Actual American Freestyle is getting wilder by the day.
As he waits on the sidelines for his subsequent UFC outing, Tsarukyan has been staying lively with ventures outdoors the Octagon, most notably in wrestling occasions.
Earlier this week, it was introduced that the No. 2-ranked UFC light-weight contender will take on influencer wrestler Keelon Jimison, popularly often called Mugzy, at RAF 09 on Could 30 at Faculty Park Heart on the College of Texas at Arlington in Arlington, Texas.
As if the RAF 09 reserving wasn’t shocking sufficient, “Ahalkalakets” is now set to welcome UFC veteran Tony Ferguson to the promotion in a middleweight conflict at RAF 10 on June 13, 2026, at Chaifetz Enviornment at Saint Louis College in St. Louis. The matchup was first reported by MMA journalist Ariel Helwani on Thursday evening.
Ferguson stepped away from the UFC after a first-round submission loss to Michael Chiesa at UFC Abu Dhabi in August 2024, marking his eighth straight defeat within the Octagon.
Nevertheless, “El Cucuy” discovered success in 2025 underneath the Misfits Boxing banner, incomes back-to-back wins, first with a third-round stoppage over Salt Papi, adopted by a unanimous resolution victory in opposition to Warren Spencer to seize the MFB middleweight title.
How Many Occasions Has Arman Tsarukyan Fought in RAF?
Arman Tsarukyan made his Actual American Freestyle debut at RAF 05 in January, incomes a technical fall victory over Lance Palmer. He returned only a month later at RAF 06, the place the 29-year-old Armenian secured a choice win in opposition to Georgio Poullas.
After that, “Ahalkalakets” ran it again with Poullas at RAF 07 in March and once more got here out on prime with a choice. Tsarukyan most lately competed at RAF 08 earlier this month, the place he secured a technical fall victory over UFC veteran Urijah Faber.
Arman Tsarukyan’s final Octagon look got here at UFC Qatar in November, the place he secured a submission victory over Dan Hooker to push his present successful streak to 5.
