Arman Tsarukyan completes whirlwind year with 10 fights across multiple rulesets

Exactly one year ago, on May 2, 2025, Arman Tsarukyan competed at Karate Combat against Makkasharip Zainukov, which initially seemed like a one-off event. Since then, Tsarukyan has competed nine more times under various rulesets including grappling, submission-only, and freestyle wrestling, in addition to MMA, across four different promotions. Only four of his ten bouts went to decision, with notable submission victories over Mehdi, Freire, and Henderson. The RAF promotion has thrived alongside Tsarukyan and now wants him at every event, having already scheduled two bouts for him just two weeks apart. His social media presence has also exploded, doubling his followers, growing his Telegram channel from zero to over 100,000 subscribers, producing vlogs that have collectively garnered over 5 million views, and daily short-form content reaching millions, including collaborations with Western stars.