RAF 14 takes place this weekend as Arman Tsarukyan faces Dillon Danis for the RAF Middleweight Crossover Championship. The winner will become the first-ever champion in what could be the biggest match in RAF history. Who takes the title?
Arman Tsarukyan and Dillon Danis are set to meet this weekend at RAF 14, where they will contest the RAF Middleweight Crossover Championship. The title is being awarded for the first time, so whoever wins becomes its inaugural champion in a bout billed as potentially the biggest in the promotion's history.
Tsarukyan arrives from the UFC, where he is the number two ranked lightweight. The 30-year-old from Russia, who trains with American Top Team, carries a 24-3 record. His most recent recorded fight came on September 19, when he stopped Mauricio Ruffy with a first-round KO/TKO at UFC 331. Before that, he submitted Dan Hooker in the second round in November 2025 and beat Charles Oliveira by split decision at UFC 300 in April 2024.
His numbers show a fighter who blends volume striking with heavy wrestling. Tsarukyan lands 3.78 significant strikes per minute at 49 percent accuracy and averages 3.25 takedowns per 15 minutes. He stands five-foot-seven, 170 cm, with a 72-inch reach.
Danis, 33, is a grappler from the United States who is listed with SBG Ireland and Bellator BJJ. He has no recorded professional MMA bouts, so his record stands at 0-0-0. He stands five-foot-eleven, 180 cm, which gives him a four-inch height edge over Tsarukyan. Their reach is identical at 72 inches, or 183 cm.
Why it matters
- The title is brand new, so the winner's name goes first on the RAF Middleweight Crossover Championship's list of champions.
- The matchup pairs an elite-level UFC contender against a debutant with no recorded pro MMA fights, with Tsarukyan three years younger on paper only if you flip the numbers: Danis is the older man by three years.
- Tsarukyan's takedown rate of 3.25 per 15 minutes sets up a clear question about how Danis's grappling background holds up against a wrestler who regularly gets fights to the mat.
The bout takes place at RAF 14 this weekend.
