UFC lightweight Arman Tsarukyan decided to turn his RAF 6 wrestling match into a fight.
Tsarukyan was matched up with Georgio Poullas at the event in Tempe, Arizona on Saturday. Poullas was clearly losing the match, and started clubbing Tsarukyan at one point, possibly looking for a DQ. That wasn’t forthcoming, and Arman waited until the match was over, then shoved Poullas and went after him with an elbow and punches.
Chaos erupted shortly after, as both teams and any number of random spectators in the venue entered the fray.
Colby Covington was later seen escorting Poullas backstage. Tsarukyan won the match on points. Aside from the potential DQ attempt, the pair also slapped each other at one point. Not a pretty sight.
A brawl breaks out after Arman Tsarukyan’s victory over Georgio Poullas at #RAF6 😳
— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) March 1, 2026
BRAWL JUST BROKE OUT AT #RAF06 BETWEEN ARMAN TSARUKYAN AND GEORGIO POULLAS
🎥: @ELaw32 pic.twitter.com/VfKkeQUugI
— Cageside Press (@Cagesidepress) March 1, 2026
Arman Tsarukyan is ranked #2 in the UFC’s lightweight division, behind only interim champ Justin Gaethje and champion Ilia Topuria. He last fought in November, submitting Dan Hooker; an early 2025 title shot fell through when Tsarukyan pulled out of a fight with Islam Makhachev last minute. That saw Renato Moicano replace him, and left him on the outs with the promotion, as UFC CEO and President Dana White openly questioned the seriousness of his injury.
Tsarukyan has been at the center of several controversies, including getting into it with Hooker at the UFC Qatar weigh-ins. In 2024, he was suspended nine months for punching a fan.