11:34 28 January, 2026Arman Tsarukyan (Armenia), the No.2-ranked title contender in the lightweight division of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in mixed martial arts (MMA), will hold his second wrestling match at the Real American Freestyle 5 (RAF) 5 tournament.
His opponent will be the well-known MMA blogger Georgio Poullas, Tsarukyan announced on Telegram. The match is slated for February 28 in Tempe, Arizona, USA.
On January 10, Arman Tsarukyan had achieved an impressive win against former Professional Fighters League (PFL) fighter Lance Palmer (USA) at the RAF 5 professional wrestling tournament held in Florida. Tsarukyan was wrestling for the first time under freestyle wrestling rules and had won 10:0 in the first round.
Arman Tsarukyan has fought 26 bouts so far in MMA and won 23 of them.
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