UFC star Arman Tsarukyan punches opponent in wild scene after Real American Freestyle wrestling match

A monolithic brawl involving a apical UFC contender broke retired Saturday aft a wrestling lawsuit went disconnected the rails. 

Arman Tsarukyan, ranked 2nd successful the lightweight part of UFC, participated successful a Real American Freestyle wrestling lucifer against Georgio Poullas erstwhile tensions boiled implicit astatine the extremity of their bout. 

Tsarukyan was seen shoving Poullas erstwhile the lucifer ended, and it instantly led to him throwing punches arsenic the brawl ensued. 

Both teams for Tsarukyan and Poullas stormed the wrestling mat and started to tee disconnected connected 1 another, arsenic officials and others tried to measurement successful and halt the confrontation. 

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Arman Tsarukyan of Georgia reacts aft a submission triumph against Dan Hooker of New Zealand successful a lightweight combat during the UFC Fight Night lawsuit astatine ABHA Arena connected Nov. 22, 2025 successful Doha, Qatar. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Uncrowned besides reported that fights started to interruption retired successful the assemblage astatine the clip arsenic well.  

Colby Covington, a chap UFC fighter, was seen escorting Poullas disconnected the mat and into the backstage country arsenic the assemblage started to chant "U-S-A!"

Tsarukyan won the combat 5-3 implicit Poullas, arsenic the particulate settled post-brawl.

What whitethorn person led to the altercation was Poullas hitting Tsarukyan successful the caput during the match, which the second was intelligibly displeased astir throughout.

Arman Tsarukyan of Georgia poses connected the standard during the UFC Fight Night ceremonial weigh-in astatine ABHA Arena connected Nov. 21, 2025 successful Doha, Qatar.  (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Tsarukyan adjacent said aft the lawsuit connected X, "F--- astir and find out," intelligibly talking astir what transpired betwixt him and Poullas. 

Head slapping is thing Poullas has been called retired for successful his past wrestling matches, arsenic ex-UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad replied successful a abstracted X post, "Nah it was deserved the different feline was dirty."

While Tsarukyan was staying progressive with Real American Freestyle, helium is enjoying rather the triumph streak successful UFC. He has won his past 5 fights, including a submission against Dan Hooker successful November. Tsarukyan was adjacent fixed a Performer of the Night bonus for his show successful the Round 2 victory. 

Arman Tsarukyan of Georgia kicks Dan Hooker of New Zealand successful a lightweight bout during the UFC Fight Night lawsuit astatine Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena (ABHA Arena) successful Doha, Qatar, connected Nov. 22, 2025. (Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto)

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Tsarukyan’s erstwhile triumph came implicit Charles Oliveira by decision, and helium knocked retired Beneil Dariush earlier that successful December 2023. Tsarukyan is 23-3 implicit his UFC vocation and could beryllium seeing a rubric combat soon against the existent lightweight loop holder, Ilia Topuria. 

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