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Robert Drysdale: 'If Money Is The Ultimate Achievement — How Do You Explain To A 13-Year-Old That Khabib Is Better Than Conor McGregor?'

Robert Drysdale: 'If Money Is The Ultimate Achievement — How Do You Explain To A 13-Year-Old That Khabib Is Better Than Conor McGregor?'

Jun 19, 2026 · adcc, arman-tsarukyan
Robert Drysdale went on the Jiu-Jitsu Revolution podcast and asked what he meant as a rhetorical sigh. "In a world where money is the ultimate achievement in life," he said, "how do you explain to a 13-year-old that being a Khabib is better than being a Conor McGregor?" The line was published Thursd
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Urijah Faber's Tech Fall And The RAF Pay Floor That Actually Checked Out

Urijah Faber's Tech Fall And The RAF Pay Floor That Actually Checked Out

Jun 12, 2026 · arman-tsarukyan, competition-results
Urijah Faber wanted you to know wrestling pays now. He told Ariel Helwani that Real American Freestyle wrestlers can make "as much as a doctor or a lawyer if you have four or five matches in a year." He said that had never been heard of in wrestling, which was why people were going to be tuning in.
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Tsarukyan vs. Danis Confirmed for Hype FC April 8—Then Quietly Cancelled Just 11 Days After Danis Got Mauled by Covington

Tsarukyan vs. Danis Confirmed for Hype FC April 8—Then Quietly Cancelled Just 11 Days After Danis Got Mauled by Covington

Jun 07, 2026 · arman-tsarukyan, athlete-news
On March 28, Colby Covington tech-falled Dillon Danis at RAF 07 in Tampa, putting the grappling world on notice that when Danis steps into a submission-only ruleset against elite wrestlers, his finish record doesn't protect him. Danis hung tough through the first period—matched Covington 4-4, earned
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Colby Covington vs Arman Tsarukyan: Genius Matchup or Last Gasp

Colby Covington vs Arman Tsarukyan: Genius Matchup or Last Gasp

Jun 07, 2026 · arman-tsarukyan, colby-covington
Colby Covington and Arman Tsarukyan are fighting July 18 at RAF 11, and the BJJ community is about to find out if this is the most brilliant matchup of the summer or just RAF desperately trying to keep Covington's relevance alive after his UFC departure. Let's be clear about what's happening here.
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Khamzat Chimaev's $200K Wrestling Bounty Met Reality—And Lost

Khamzat Chimaev's $200K Wrestling Bounty Met Reality—And Lost

Jun 02, 2026 · arman-tsarukyan, bo-nickal
Khamzat Chimaev made headlines that seemed to sum up everything wrong and right about the crossover fever gripping combat sports. On April 18, the reigning UFC middleweight champion (15-0) signed with Real American Freestyle, posted a $200,000 bounty for any Olympic wrestling champion willing to spa
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Arman Tsarukyan Demanded 3% Of RAF And Rewrote The Playbook

Arman Tsarukyan Demanded 3% Of RAF And Rewrote The Playbook

Jun 01, 2026 · ariel-helwani, arman-tsarukyan
Something strange happened on The Ariel Helwani Show. Arman Tsarukyan went on air and negotiated a contract in real time, with no apparent embarrassment, telling the grappling press that Real American Freestyle was "worth 15" before he showed up.
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Tsarukyan Reveals He Spends $500K-$700K Per Month — Mostly on Watches Up to $250K Each

Tsarukyan Reveals He Spends $500K-$700K Per Month — Mostly on Watches Up to $250K Each

Jun 01, 2026 · arman-tsarukyan, competition-results
The UFC's 2 lightweight contender just told a podcast he spends $500,000 to $700,000 a month, mostly on watches he buys himself after training sessions. The promotion's main concern, separately, is that he might win a title and leave.
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Dagestani Mikey: From Staph to Heel Hook to Calling Out Tsarukyan, The Layers Of Irony Keep Stacking

Dagestani Mikey: From Staph to Heel Hook to Calling Out Tsarukyan, The Layers Of Irony Keep Stacking

May 21, 2026 · Arman Tsarukyan, Dagestani Mikey
The man they called a butt scooter is about to defend a UFC title. Mikey Musumeci — five-time IBJJF world champion, the best pure jiu-jitsu player at 125 pounds, and the human being specifically targeted by the UFC BJJ no-butt-scooting rule that the promotion quietly abandoned once they realized the
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