UFC finally wants to book Arman Tsarukyan … for a BJJ match?!
Okay, this is getting ridiculous. You can’t get on the internet these days as an MMA fan without tripping over clips of Arman Tsarukyan power-slamming Urijah Faber into concrete or messing around with Khamzat Chimaev in training or getting kicked off planes. He’s grappling at every event, chatting on every stream, and giving interviews to […]
Arman Tsarukyan of Georgia prepares to face Dan Hooker of New Zealand in a lightweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena (ABHA Arena) in Doha, Qatar, on November 22, 2025. (Photo by Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto via Getty Images) | NurPhoto via Getty Images Okay, this is getting ridiculous. You can’t get on the internet these days as an MMA fan without tripping over clips of Arman Tsarukyan power-slamming Urijah Faber into concrete or messing around with Khamzat Chimaev in training or getting kicked off planes.
He’s grappling at every event, chatting on every stream, and giving interviews to everyone. The dude has even taken over Tiktok. Tsarukyan has now competed elsewhere seven times since his last UFC win over Dan Hooker at UFC Qatar in November 2025.
He’s hotter than ever, if not always for the right reasons. Yet he still has no UFC fight on the horizon. “Ahalkalakets” claims he’s the backup for the Ilia Topuria vs.
Justin Gaethje title fight at UFC White House, but no one from UFC has confirmed this. Just the idea probably gives UFC CEO Dana White serious heartburn. So when is Tsarukyan going to, I don’t know, actually fight MMA for UFC?