Tsarukyan to Face UFC Legend Urijah Faber at RAF08

Since leaving the UFC, Tsarukyan has competed in wrestling and grappling events, including a decisive win over Georgio Poullas in Real American Freestyle wrestling. He also considered a short‑notice grappling title fight against Dillon Danis, but talks remain uncertain.

On April 18, Tsarukyan will return to the mats at RAF08 in Philadelphia to wrestle UFC icon Urijah Faber. The event also features Merab Dvalishvili vs Henry Cejudo, while Faber was originally slated to face Cayden Henschel. Tsarukyan remains ready for a potential lightweight title shot and is keeping his weight down for a possible UFC White House bout against Ilia Topuria or Justin Gaethje.