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At UFC 331 ceremonial weigh-ins in Los Angeles, Arman Tsarukyan nearly sparked a confrontation with Mauricio Ruffy by stepping into Ruffy’s extended fist, adding to Tsarukyan’s history of pre-fight antics. The co-main event is a lightweight title eliminator, while the main event—the flyweight rematch between Joshua Van and Alexander Pantoja—remained mostly civil as they faced off.
Arman Tsarukyan floated Michael Chandler as a likely tune‑up for Ilia Topuria’s comeback, arguing it could set Topuria up for a lightweight title run after his loss to Justin Gaethje. Tsarukyan himself is preparing for a Sept. 19 five‑round bout against Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 331 in Los Angeles, with the winner expected to challenge Gaethje; he also named potential future opponents including Oliveira, Pimblett, and Holloway.
Dana White stepped in to separate Arman Tsarukyan and Maurio Ruffy during a UFC 331 press conference faceoff, halting potential chaos given Tsarukyan's recent antics. The event features a lightweight title eliminator between Tsarukyan and Ruffy, with Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja headlining in a flyweight title rematch, and UFC 331 is set for September 19 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
UFC 331 in Los Angeles on Sept. 19 will crown a flyweight champion in a rematch as Joshua Van defends his title against Alexandre Pantoja, who returns from injury; the card also features Arman Tsarukyan’s five-round clash with Mauricio Ruffy as both lightweights chase a title shot, plus a stacked lineup including Patricio Pitbull vs. Dooho Choi, Renato Moicano vs. Brian Ortega, and more, with the full bout order to be announced.
RAF 11 in Milwaukee features Arman Tsarukyan vs Colby Covington for the inaugural RAF crossover title, with Ben Askren returning to face Belal Muhammad in the co-main; the card also lists several other bouts and live blogs covering the top two fights as MMA Fighting brings results from the event.
RAF 07 from USF Tampa aired on FOX Nation with Arman Tsarukyan defeating Georgio Poullas 2 by decision (9-3) in the main event and Colby Covington defeating Dillon Danis by tech-fall (14-4) in the co-main; the stacked card also featured four title fights and ongoing live results, highlights, and discussion throughout the night.
RAF 7 in Tampa spotlighted Arman Tsarukyan vs Georgio Poullas 2 in a rematch headlining the card, with Colby Covington returning to face Dillon Danis in the co-main. The event also featured Kyle Dake vs Parker Keckelsen and a series of wrestling bouts, with winners including Kyle Snyder, Kennedy Blades, Wyatt Hendrickson, Bo Bassett, Aeoden Sinclair, Jason Nolf, Trent Hidlay and Johnni DiJulius on the main card.
In Rio de Janeiro, Arman Tsarukyan defeated Muhammad Mokaev by rear-naked choke in the Hype Brazil grappling main event, part of a card that also featured draws for Jean Silva vs. Bryce Mitchell and Edson Barboza vs. Shara Magomedov, with several bareknuckle boxing bouts on the prelims; the show streamed on PPV.com and Triller TV on March 11, 2026.
Muhammad Mokaev took a UFC lightweight bout on two days’ notice against Arman Tsarukyan in Brazil, facing a massive size difference (about 31 pounds/14 kg). He was choked unconscious via a rear-naked choke after eight minutes, refused to tap, and left the cage emotional. Post-fight, Mokaev said he’s returning to flyweight and won’t take such mismatches again, while Tsarukyan acknowledged the size gap and floated potential rematches with Oliveira and Danis. The bout highlighted the risks of drastic weight disparities in MMA.
Alexander Volkanovski says he’d welcome a drop to 145 pounds for Arman Tsarukyan if the shot at the featherweight title is possible, while he focuses on a rematch with Diego Lopes at UFC 325. He also flagged Movsar Evloev and Lerone Murphy as the toughest current contenders, teased Tsarukyan as a fun and legacy-worthy challenge, and noted Tsarukyan’s wrestling and striking would be a compelling test. Volkanovski even hinted at doing a ‘Cooking with Volk’ segment with Tsarukyan and acknowledged Jean Silva as a potential future title threat, though he believes the immediate picture still centers on Evloev or Murphy.
UFC contenders Arman Tsarukyan and Ilia Topuria are set to face off, with Tsarukyan questioning Topuria's confidence in future fights, especially against tougher opponents like Tsarukyan himself, after Topuria's recent victory over Oliveira and his impressive winning streak.