Arman Tsarukyan defeated American Dillon Danis by stoppage at an RAF event in Las Vegas. The match ended in the first round with the score at 10–0 because of Tsarukyan’s clear superiority, TASS reported on October 24, 2026.
The two faced off on the wrestling mat, not in a mixed martial arts bout. RAF is an American freestyle wrestling organization. Its events feature current and former wrestlers as well as mixed martial artists.
Danis, 33, has won 3 fights and suffered no losses in his mixed martial arts career. According to Lenta.ru, he competed in Bellator and became known as Conor McGregor’s training partner.
In a report published on October 24, Sputnik Armenia says Tsarukyan won the RAF championship belt. The outlet also gives his record in the organization as 7 wins and one loss. Those results cannot be compared directly with Danis’s mixed martial arts record, as they are from different sports.
After the match ended, Tsarukyan stepped on Danis as he lay on the mat. Security personnel came onto the mats to prevent the fighters from continuing the scuffle.
A day earlier, Tsarukyan had lunged at his opponent at an RAF press conference. The outlet attributes that confrontation to insults Danis directed at Khamzat Chimaev, a fighter of Chechen origin who represents the UAE.