Arman Tsarukyan brought too much mixed martial arts (MMA) style to his wrestling match on Saturday.
The UFC’s second-ranked lightweight sparked a massive brawl at RAF Six at the end of his bout with George Porras, pushing his opponent to the ground and throwing punches as time expired. All hell breaks out immediately, with a dozen people swarming onto the mat to either end the fight or start a new one.
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The chaos ended with three-time UFC title challenger Colby Covington escorting Plath backstage and a fight breaking out among the crowd, who kept chanting “USA” for Plath.
It was already an intense match, with both wrestlers slapping each other and engaging in other rough stuff, and then the tension came to a boil as the final seconds ticked away.
It’s just the latest such incident for Tsarukyan, who has punched a fan before UFC 300 in 2024 and allegedly broke Dan Hooker’s nose with a headbutt at the weigh-in last November. He competed in his second Real America Freestyle event, following his victory over Lance Palmer at RAF 5 in January.
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It remains to be seen how Saturday’s antics will affect him as far as the UFC is concerned. He’s currently on hold, waiting for lightweight champion Ilia Topuria to take on interim champion Justin Gaethje at some point in the (hopefully) near future. Many believed that he was already worthy of a title shot after defeating Hooker, but all of this certainly won’t help his reputation.