{"id":37966,"date":"2026-04-28T18:41:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T18:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Arman-Tsarukyan-set-for-fifth-appearance-under-RAF-banner-201002"},"modified":"2026-04-28T18:41:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T18:41:28","slug":"arman-tsarukyan-set-for-fifth-appearance-under-raf-banner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/arman-tsarukyan-set-for-fifth-appearance-under-raf-banner\/","title":{"rendered":"Arman Tsarukyan set for fifth appearance under RAF banner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/arman-tsarukyan-set-for-fifth-appearance-under-raf-banner.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Arman-Tsarukyan-213913\">Arman<br \/>\nTsarukyan<\/a> isn\u2019t interested in remaining idle as he awaits word<br \/>\non his next <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2\"><br \/>\nUFC<\/a> bout.<\/p>\n<p>The lightweight contender has booked his fifth match under the Real<br \/>\nAmerican Freestyle banner, as he will square off against wrestling<br \/>\ninfluencer <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Keelon-Jimison-356229\">Keelon<br \/>\nJimison<\/a> \u2014 better known as \u201cMugzy\u201d \u2014 at RAF 9 on May 30 in<br \/>\nDallas. The organization announced the pairing on Tuesday. RAF 9 is<br \/>\nheadlined by a heavyweight matchup pitting <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Gable-Steveson-483540\">Gable<br \/>\nSteveson<\/a> against <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Alexander-Romanov-242931\">Alexander<br \/>\nRomanov<\/a> and airs via Fox Nation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>No UFC, No Problem<\/h2>\n<p>Tsarukyan is 4-0 in RAF competition since January, earning<br \/>\nvictories over the likes of <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Lance-Palmer-80836\">Lance<br \/>\nPalmer<\/a>, Georgio Poullas (twice) and <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Urijah-Faber-8847\">Urijah<br \/>\nFaber<\/a>. Since his most recent Octagon appearance, a first-round<br \/>\nsubmission of <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Dan-Hooker-45122\">Dan Hooker<\/a> at<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/UFC-Fight-Night-Tsarukyan-vs-Hooker-108826\"><br \/>\nUFC Qatar<\/a> this past November, the 29-year-old Russian has<br \/>\ncompeted in a couple of grappling matches in addition to his<br \/>\nprolific efforts in RAF.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMugzy\u201d has competed twice for the wrestling promotion, losing to<br \/>\nPoullas at RAF 5 while besting UFC veteran <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Clay-Guida-8184\">Clay Guida<\/a> at<br \/>\nRAF 6.<\/p>\n<p><center readability=\"0.69281045751634\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"3.4640522875817\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Arman vs Mugzy \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n<p>Tickets in bio. Stream exclusively on <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/foxnation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@foxnation<\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fyomWY7aBW\">https:\/\/t.co\/fyomWY7aBW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Real American Freestyle (@RAFWrestlingUSA) <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RAFWrestlingUSA\/status\/2049151380774875278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"><br \/>\nApril 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arman Tsarukyan isn\u2019t interested in remaining idle as he awaits word on his next UFC bout. The lightweight contender has booked his fifth match under the Real American Freestyle banner, as he will square off against wrestling influencer Keelon Jimison \u2014 better known as \u201cMugzy\u201d \u2014 at RAF 9 on May 30 in Dallas. 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