Exactly one year ago, on May 2, 2025, Arman Tsarukyan competed at a Karate Combat event against Makkasharip Zaynukov, which initially seemed like a one-time appearance. Since then, Tsarukyan has competed nine additional times across various rule sets including grappling, submission-only, and freestyle wrestling in four different promotions, not counting MMA. Only four of his ten non-MMA matches went to decision, with notable submission victories over fighters like Mehdi, Freire, and Henderson. The RAF promotion has elevated alongside Tsarukyan's activity and now wants him at every event, with two matches already scheduled just two weeks apart. His social media presence has doubled in followers over the year, his Telegram channel grew from zero to over 100,000 subscribers, and his vlogs have accumulated more than 5 million total views.
