Arman Tsarukyan disclosed in an appearance on the Full Send Podcast that his monthly expenses range from $500,000 to $700,000. The lightweight contender explained that his minimum monthly spending is between $250,000 and $300,000, with a significant portion allocated to luxury watches, which he purchases after each grappling or wrestling match at around $250,000 per timepiece. Tsarukyan's lifestyle includes private jet travel, Rolls Royce vehicles, lavish parties, and designer clothing such as white t-shirts costing $2,500. He acknowledged that some of the extravagance is content-driven but emphasized that these are genuine expenditures. Tsarukyan also mentioned he recently accepted a grappling match against Urijah Faber purely for financial reasons, stating he views such opportunities as a way to fund his monthly spending habits.
Arman Tsarukyan has pulled back the curtain on his finances, revealing during an appearance on the Full Send Podcast that he spends between $500,000 and $700,000 every month, with a floor of roughly $250,000 to $300,000 on baseline costs alone.
The 29-year-old Russian lightweight, currently ranked number one in the UFC's 155-pound division, trains out of American Top Team and carries a professional record of 23-3. Standing five-foot-seven with a 72-inch reach, Tsarukyan is one of the more complete fighters in the lightweight picture, averaging 3.85 significant strikes per minute at 50 percent accuracy alongside an impressive 3.26 takedowns per 15 minutes. He is clearly not hurting for opportunities inside the cage — but apparently the lifestyle outside of it demands constant cash flow.
Tsarukyan broke down where the money goes: private jet travel, Rolls Royce vehicles, designer clothing — including white t-shirts that run $2,500 a piece — and luxury watches he purchases after grappling or wrestling appearances, each costing around $250,000. He acknowledged that some of the spending is tied to content creation, but was clear that the expenditures are real, not staged.
That financial reality apparently shaped at least one competitive decision. Tsarukyan said he accepted a recent grappling match against Urijah Faber purely for the money, treating the opportunity as a straightforward way to cover his monthly overhead. Faber, the 47-year-old American veteran known as The California Kid, holds a career record of 35-11 and built his reputation at Team Alpha Male across decades of high-level competition at bantamweight and featherweight.
Why it matters
- Tsarukyan's candid financial disclosure is rare for active top contenders and offers an unusual window into how elite fighters manage — and spend — their earnings
- His admission that he took the Faber grappling match for financial reasons adds context to how top-ranked fighters weigh opportunities outside the UFC
- As the number one ranked lightweight, any activity or distraction around Tsarukyan carries divisional significance
