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 rule sets including grappling, submission-only, and freestyle wrestling, not counting MMA, across four different promotions. Only 4 of his 10 matches went to decision, as he submitted tough opponents like 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 also exploded over the year, doubling his followers, growing his Telegram channel from zero to over 100k subscribers, producing vlogs that accumulated over 5 million views total, posting nearly daily short videos earning millions of views, and collaborating with Western stars on streams.
