UFC lightweight Arman Tsarukyan decided to turn his RAF 6 wrestling match into a fight.
Tsarukyan was paired with Georgio Poullas at the event in Tempe, Arizona on Saturday. Poullas was clearly losing the match and at one point started clubbing Tsarukyan, possibly looking for a DQ. That didn’t happen and Arman waited until the match was over, shoved Poullas and went after him with an elbow and punches.
Chaos broke out soon after, as both teams and a random number of random spectators in the room entered the fray.
Colby Covington was later seen escorting Poullas backstage. Tsarukyan won the match on points. Aside from the possible DQ attempt, the pair also punched each other at one point. Not a pretty sight.
A brawl breaks out after Arman Tsarukyan’s victory over Georgio Poullas #RAF6 😳
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— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) March 1, 2026
A fight has just broken out #RAF06 BETWEEN ARMAN TSARUKYAN AND GEORGIO POULLAS
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— Cageside Press (@Cagesidepress) March 1, 2026
Arman Tsarukyan is ranked second in the UFC lightweight division, behind interim champion Justin Gaethje and champion Ilia Topuria. He last fought in November, submitting Dan Hooker; an early 2025 title shot fell through when Tsarukyan pulled out of a fight with Islam Makhachev at the last minute. That caused Renato Moicano to replace him and sideline him from the promotion as UFC CEO and President Dana White openly questioned the severity of his injury.
Tsarukyan has been at the center of several controversies, including the Hooker issue at the UFC Qatar weigh-ins. In 2024 he has was suspended for nine months for hitting a fan.
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