BJJ News

The Tsarukyan Suplex Hoax Nobody Called Out (And Why That's the Real Story)

Aug 09, 2026 · fact-checking, journalism

Here's how a headline gets born with zero facts attached. "Arman Tsarukyan Flew to India, Suplexed an Influencer in Front of a Packed Room, and Nobody Asked Any Questions." That headline got floated.

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Arman Tsarukyan's Olympic Gamble: What Happens to That UFC Title Shot?

Jul 25, 2026 · competition-results, makhachev

Arman Tsarukyan is ranked 2 in the UFC lightweight division. He's 23-3 in professional MMA across 26 fights since 2019.

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UFC's Tsarukyan Challenged Olympic Gold Medalist Maroulis to Submission Grappling Match

Jun 21, 2026 · crossover-challenge, maroulis

In late May 2026, Arman Tsarukyan made noise about wanting to test his sambo-honed grappling against Helen Maroulis' Olympic wrestling gold. The catch was obvious: Maroulis was a freestyle wrestler who had never competed in submission grappling, and Tsarukyan hadn't actually asked her yet.

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Mikey Musumeci Says He Wants to Fight MMA by End of 2026 — 'I've Been Called a Butt-Scooper and Wimp Long Enough, I Just Want to Scrap'

Jun 14, 2026 · bjj-vs-mma, competition-results

Mikey Musumeci has finally heard enough. The reigning UFC BJJ bantamweight champion confirmed on a recent podcast appearance, circulating on grappling feeds all week, that he plans to make his MMA debut before the end of 2026.

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Tsarukyan's Side-Quest Economy

Jun 13, 2026 · athlete-news, competition-results

When Real American Freestyle announced that Tony Ferguson, 42, eight UFC losses deep, hadn't wrestled since junior college, would face the No. 1 UFC lightweight contender at RAF 10 on June 13 at Chaifetz Arena in Saint Louis, it marked another milestone in Arman Tsarukyan's increasingly surreal book

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Tony Ferguson Books RAF 10 vs Tsarukyan — UFC Hall Of Famer At 42 Joins The Sixth Tsarukyan Wrestling Match In Six Months

Jun 01, 2026 · chael-sonnen, competition-results

When Ariel Helwani broke the news that Tony Ferguson had agreed to wrestle Arman Tsarukyan at RAF 10, the internet did what it always does: it checked the calendar and started doing math. The booking was set for June 13 at Chaifetz Arena in St.

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Dana White Approves Tsarukyan vs Musumeci: 'If Claudia Wants It Done, She'll Get It Done'

Apr 08, 2026 · claudia-gadelha, dana-white

Somewhere in the multiverse, there's a timeline where Arman Tsarukyan never called out Tom Hardy and the biggest crossover grappling match in UFC BJJ history just... doesn't happen. But we live in this timeline. The...

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Tsarukyan vs Musumeci Officially Confirmed — First UFC Top-5 Contender vs Grappling Champion

Apr 06, 2026 · crossover, grappling

Claudia Gadelha confirmed it at the UFC BJJ 7 post-event presser: Arman Tsarukyan has agreed to face bantamweight champion Mikey Musumeci at catchweight under the UFC BJJ banner. No date yet. Possibly August. Pending Hunter...

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