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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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Tsarukyan Says Chimaev Cut 46 Pounds for UFC 328 Tonight — The 'Unstoppable' Champion May Have Wrecked Himself to Get There

Tsarukyan Says Chimaev Cut 46 Pounds for UFC 328 Tonight — The 'Unstoppable' Champion May Have Wrecked Himself to Get There

May 09, 2026 · arman-tsarukyan, khamzat-chimaev
Khamzat Chimaev shed 46 pounds to stand on a scale in Newark and hear "185." Arman Tsarukyan, his training partner and the UFC lightweight champion, told media before UFC 328 that Chimaev dropped 21 kilograms to make weight for tonight's middleweight title defense against Sean Strickland. Chimaev st
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RAF 9 Just Added The Reigning UFC Bantamweight Champion vs Frankie Edgar — Five UFC Names On One May 30 Wrestling Card

RAF 9 Just Added The Reigning UFC Bantamweight Champion vs Frankie Edgar — Five UFC Names On One May 30 Wrestling Card

Apr 30, 2026 · arman-tsarukyan, colby-covington
Real American Freestyle had three UFC names on the May 30 card already: Gable Steveson making his RAF debut against former UFC heavyweight Alexandr Romanov, Colby Covington against former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman, and Arman Tsarukyan against Keelon Jimison at 175. Then on April 18, at
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UFC Rejected Tsarukyan–Covington for RAF 9. The Same Week, It Approved Two Others.

UFC Rejected Tsarukyan–Covington for RAF 9. The Same Week, It Approved Two Others.

Apr 24, 2026 · arman-tsarukyan, chris-weidman
RAF 8 ended on a Saturday. By Sunday the UFC had a new policy problem to pretend it already had a policy for.
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Three Months Into The 'Catchweight' Superfight, UFC BJJ Still Can't Name The Weight

Three Months Into The 'Catchweight' Superfight, UFC BJJ Still Can't Name The Weight

Apr 24, 2026 · arman-tsarukyan, catchweight
It's been three months. Nobody at UFC BJJ can name the weight.
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