Arman Tsarukyan marks one-year anniversary of cross-promotion combat sports run

Exactly one year ago, on May 2, 2025, Arman Tsarukyan competed in Karate Combat against Makkasharip Zainukov, which seemed like a one-time appearance. Since then, Tsarukyan has competed 9 more times across various rulesets including grappling, submission-only, and freestyle wrestling in four different promotions, not counting MMA. Only 4 of his 10 bouts went to decision, with notable submission victories over Mehdi, Freire, and Henderson. The RAF league has grown significantly alongside Tsarukyan and now wants him at every event, with two matches already scheduled two weeks apart. His social media presence has exploded over the year, doubling his follower count, growing his Telegram channel from zero to over 100,000 subscribers, producing vlogs that have accumulated over 5 million views total, and posting daily short videos that garner several million views each, along with collaborations with Western stars.