Arman Tsarukyan celebrates one year of competing outside UFC in multiple promotions

Exactly one year ago, on May 2, 2025, Arman Tsarukyan fought in Karate Combat against Makkasharip Zaynukov. 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 non-MMA bouts went to decision, with notable submission victories over fighters like Mehdi, Friere, and Henderson. The RAF promotion has risen alongside Tsarukyan and now wants him at every event, with two bouts already scheduled two weeks apart. His social media presence has doubled his follower count, grown his Telegram channel from zero to over 100,000 subscribers, and his vlogs have accumulated over 5 million views total.