Arman Tsarukyan revealed on Full Send Podcast that he spends between $500,000 and $700,000 per month on his lifestyle, including private jets, Rolls-Royces, and lavish parties. He disclosed that watches alone account for about $250,000 monthly, as he buys a new watch after each grappling or wrestling match. Tsarukyan stated he recently agreed to face Urijah Faber in a grappling match purely for money, calling Faber a "no-name" and saying he wouldn't compete otherwise. He explained that much of his spending is content-driven but represents real expenses, including designer clothing like $2,500 white T-shirts. The lightweight contender emphasized he takes side grappling matches for financial gain and spends the earnings throughout the month.
Arman Tsarukyan pulled back the curtain on his finances during an appearance on the Full Send Podcast, revealing he burns through between $500,000 and $700,000 every month on a lifestyle built around private jets, Rolls-Royces, and extravagant parties.
Tsarukyan, 29, is the number-one ranked lightweight contender in the UFC, carrying a 23-3 record and representing Russia out of American Top Team. Inside the cage he is one of the division's most complete fighters, landing 3.85 significant strikes per minute at 50 percent accuracy while averaging 3.26 takedowns per 15 minutes — a combination that makes him a genuine threat at every range. His spending habits appear to keep pace with his ambitions. He told the podcast that watches alone consume roughly $250,000 of his monthly budget, because he purchases a new timepiece following every grappling or wrestling outing. Designer clothing accounts for more of the outlay, with individual items such as white T-shirts running as high as $2,500. Tsarukyan acknowledged that much of the expenditure is tied to content creation but stressed the costs are real.
That content-and-cash calculus explains why he recently agreed to face Urijah Faber in a grappling match. Tsarukyan was blunt about his motivation, describing Faber as a "no-name" and making clear the only reason he accepted was the financial reward, which he planned to spend down across the following month.
Faber, now 47 and carrying a 35-11 career record, is a former WEC featherweight champion and a UFC Hall of Famer who built his reputation at five-foot-six with a 67-inch reach under the Team Alpha Male banner. He averaged 2.65 significant strikes per minute and 1.54 takedowns per 15 minutes across his professional career.
Why it matters
- Tsarukyan's willingness to take outside grappling matches for income offers a rare look at how top contenders supplement UFC pay.
- His dismissal of Faber sets a combative tone heading into the exhibition and could generate significant attention around it.
- At rank one in the lightweight division, anything Tsarukyan does publicly carries weight for the 155-pound title picture.
