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Rousey vs. Carano video: Arman Tsarukyan has backstage confrontation with Namo Fazil

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UFC star Arman Tsarukyan is at it again

Arman Tsarukyan keeps finding new ways to grab headlines. The No. 1 UFC lightweight contender popped up on the MVP MMA: Rousey vs.

Carano pre-Netflix broadcast following Namo Fazilโ€™s submission win over Jake Babian to close out the preliminary portion of the card. In the video below, Tsarukyan can be seen lunging at Fazil from the stands, and in a subsequent clip he and his entourage actually confronted Fazil and his team backstage. Watch the footage below.

Altercation between Arman Tsarukyan & Namo Fazil post fight ๐Ÿ˜ณ โ€”โ€”โ€” PRELIMS LIVE NOW ON MVP YOUTUBE MAIN CARD 9pm ET / 6pm PT on NETFLIX #RouseyCarano #DiazPerry #NgannouLins pic. twitter. com/1RoevufiNl โ€” MVP โ€“ Most Valuable Promotions (@MostVpromotions) May 17, 2026 BACKSTAGE BRAWL๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ Watch full video๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ โ€”โ€”โ€” PRELIMS LIVE NOW ON MVP YOUTUBE MAIN CARD 9pm ET / 6pm PT on NETFLIX #RouseyCarano #DiazPerry #NgannouLins pic.

twitter. com/p9sk65tSbt โ€” MVP โ€“ Most Valuable Promotions (@MostVpromotions) May 17, 2026 Tensions between Tsarukyan and Fazil arose this week when the two fighters, who share Armenian heritage, had a heated disagreement over comments Tsarukyan made on a live stream about Armeniaโ€™s Kurdish community. Now, Tsarukyan and Fazil find themselves involved in an unlikely feud, one that wonโ€™t be resolved anytime soon with the fighters in different promotions and different weight classes.