Tsarukyan defeats Faber 13-1, calls out Covington at RAF 08

Arman Tsarukyan defeated Urijah Faber with a dominant 13-1 technical superiority victory at RAF 08. After the match, Tsarukyan called out Colby Covington, promising to aim for a 10-0 score and saying he gave Faber one point out of respect for his age but will fight with everything against Covington. Tsarukyan stated people have forgotten about Covington as a fighter and promised to make them forget about him as a wrestler too. The event also featured Khamzat Chimaev signing with RAF, with Bo Nickal immediately challenging the champion. Ian Machado Garry-Jan Blachowicz was cancelled but replaced with a fight against another Polish fighter, Ibo Baraniewicz.