Arman Tsarukyan and Colby Covington have conducted a faceoff and agreed to meet in an upcoming wrestling match. The confrontation and agreement took place following recent RAF wrestling events. Both fighters confirmed they will compete against each other in a wrestling bout rather than an MMA fight. The post framed the matchup as asking fans to pick their favorite between the two competitors. No specific date or event was announced for when the wrestling match will take place. This represents a crossover wrestling matchup between two active UFC fighters.
Arman Tsarukyan and Colby Covington have agreed to face each other in a wrestling match, with the two UFC fighters confirming the bout following a faceoff connected to recent RAF wrestling events. The matchup will be a standalone wrestling competition rather than an MMA contest, though no date or specific event has been announced.
Tsarukyan, 29, holds a 23-3 record and is ranked number one in the UFC lightweight division. The Russian fighter, who trains out of American Top Team, brings considerable wrestling credentials to this crossover bout. He averages 3.26 takedowns per 15 minutes inside the octagon and lands significant strikes at a 50 percent accuracy rate, among the sharper numbers in his division.
Covington, 38, carries a 17-5 record and has long been regarded as one of the most wrestling-heavy fighters in the welterweight division. Fighting out of MMA Masters, "Chaos" averages 3.64 takedowns per 15 minutes and has built his entire MMA identity around a relentless, volume-driven grappling game. He stands five-foot-eleven with a 72-inch reach, while Tsarukyan measures five-foot-seven and shares that same 72-inch reach.
Why it matters
- Both fighters are among the most active wrestlers currently competing in the UFC, making the stylistic matchup a genuine test of pure grappling credentials
- Tsarukyan is the top-ranked lightweight contender, so his participation in crossover combat sports keeps his name prominent in a competitive division
- Covington's welterweight experience will be tested against a younger and active divisional contender from a different weight class
- No date has been set, leaving the timeline of the event unclear for fans tracking both fighters' schedules
