Arman Tsarukyan’s latest RAF Wrestling match descended into chaos after he defeated a renowned highschool champion.
The highest UFC lightweight contender looked as if it would win 5-3 against Georgio Poullas in a continuation of his run outside the octagon. But before the result could possibly be made official, he got on top of his rival and unloaded a punch and knee, causing an all-out melee.
Colby Covington even needed to become involved to separate each teams as they got into it, with Chael Sonnen and Kurt Angle watching all of it go down on commentary. Luckily, the incident didn’t cause the primary event between Henry Cejudo and Urijah Faber to be called off.
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Arman Tsarukyan causes brawl at RAF06 after big win
Arman Tsarukyan is clearly the highest contender for the UFC lightweight title, but it surely is not any secret that his antics outside of the cage have cost him his shot on the belt. And he didn’t help himself tonight in Arizona after defeating Georgio Poullas.
The three-time Ohio High School champion got a bit more physical than is allowed with Tsarukyan during their three-round affair, slapping him on multiple occasions. There have been even whispers of a possible disqualification before the bout eventually continued.
The large query surrounded whether or not Tsarukyan could change into certainly one of the primary to take down Poullas. It appeared that he had done it within the third, but it surely was ruled to be a push outside of the ring, and he only scored one point.
After winning the bout 5-3, Tsarukyan immediately reminded Poullas who the skilled fighter is as he attacked his rival, getting on top of him and throwing a punch, in addition to a knee before the corners emptied.
Either side’ corners got involved and it ended up being an unpleasant scene, with even former interim UFC welterweight champion Covington getting in the combo.
Nonetheless, it seemed to be taken care of relatively quickly because the event continued on towards an enormous headliner between two UFC legends in Cejudo and Faber.