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Arman Tsarukyan faces criticism after controversial Faber clash
Arman Tsarukyan stepped onto the mat last Saturday with something to prove. The top-ranked lightweight contender has stayed busy outside the UFC, and on April 18, he headlined the eighth Real American Freestyle event in Philadelphia.
MMA News / Bloody Elbow / April 21
Arman Tsarukyan wrestled Urijah Faber with horror injury after altercation with fans
The UFC star wrestled Urijah Faber with a brutal injury after a bizarre altercation with fans. This past Saturday, Arman Tsarukyan made his seventh appearance outside of the UFC since last fighting in the Octagon last November.
MMA News / EssentiallySports / April 21
Ex-MMA Champ Reveals Pay Factor Behind RAF’s Potential Success
Real American Freestyle Wrestling has rapidly evolved into an unlikely hotspot for high-level competition. While its foundation leans more toward pure wrestling than MMA, its growing visibility has been fueled by the involvement of recognizable names like Arman Tsarukyan , along with other UFC stars who’ve helped bring it into the mainstream.
MMA News / Bloody Elbow / April 20
Urijah Faber reveals RAF incident with Arman Tsarukyan may have fixed a niggling injury
Urijah Faber suffered a light injury before his match with Arman Tsarukyan on Saturday night, and thinks his dangerous fall from the stage might have helped him to recover.
MMA News / MMA Weekly / April 20
Urijah Faber releases statement following 'Spoiled kid' Arman Tsarukyan RAF 8 incident
Real American Freestyle (RAF) pits the very best freestyle wrestlers from all corners of the world planet against one another and has grabbed the attention since its launch in August 2025.
MMA News / Total Pro Sports / April 19
Urijah Faber Sees Champion Potential In 'Spoiled Kid' Arman Tsarukyan
There is no doubt that Sean O’Malley’s prediction that Arman Tsarukyan is becoming a superstar each day is coming true. He recently defeated Urijah Faber, handling the UFC veteran on the mat.
MMA News / Bloody Elbow / April 19
Arman Tsarukyan vs Urijah Faber RAF08 result: Drama as UFC stars fly off stage during intense match
Arman Tsarukyan’s routine tech fall win over Urijah Faber at RAF08 almost ended in tragedy as the pair tumbled off the stage during battle. As he awaits a return to the octagon following his win over Dan Hooker in the main event of UFC Qatar, Tsarukyan has been travelling all over grappling and wrestling.
MMA News / Bloody Elbow / April 1
Urijah Faber labels Arman Tsarukyan a ‘spoiled rich kid’ as they trade insults before upcoming clash
Arman Tsarukyan’s next side quest sees him face off with an MMA legend. This past weekend, Tsarukyan put his feud with Georgio Poullas to bed by beating him for a second time in a rematch at RAF 7.
MMA News / The Body Lock / March 1
Triple C Dominates: Cejudo Shuts Out Faber 11-0 in Wrestling Return 
Henry Cejudo defeated Urijah Faber 11-0 via technical fall in the RAF 06 main event on March 1, 2026 Cejudo’s Olympic wrestling background proved too much
MMA News / Bloody Elbow / March 1
Henry Cejudo makes triumphant wrestling return with shutout RAF06 win over UFC legend Urijah Faber
Henry Cejudo couldn’t have asked for a better return to wrestling as he easily defeated Urijah Faber in the main event of RAF Wrestling’s visit to Arizona.
MMA News / Bloody Elbow / February 28
‘All kinds of delusional reasons’… Why Urijah Faber believes he can upset Henry Cejudo at RAF 06
Urijah Faber knows he’s the underdog heading into RAF 06, but that’s how he likes it. The UFC Hall of Famer is set to face Henry Cejudo in a grappling match on Saturday night.
MMA News / Bloody Elbow / February 27
‘Super-pumped’ Urijah Faber is ready to induct ‘frenemy’ Dominick Cruz into UFC Hall of Fame
Urijah Faber didn’t hesitate when asked about his old rival’s biggest career milestone. ‘The California Kid’ was inducted into the Modern Wing of the UFC Hall of Fame nine years ago.
Urijah Faber: Real American Freestyle could be the breakthrough wrestlers have been waiting for
Urijah Faber can’t wait to see how Real American Freestyle (RAF) develops. The UFC Hall of Famer sees the new wrestling league as an ‘amazing opportunity’ for athletes to pursue a professional career in the ancient sport.
Urijah Faber picks out the perfect opponent for Conor McGregor’s UFC return
Urijah Faber has a clear opinion about who Conor McGregor should face in his MMA comeback. The former two-division titleholder hasn’t competed since suffering a broken leg at UFC 264 in July 2021.
MMA News / Bloody Elbow / February 26
Conor McGregor’s perfect comeback opponent named by Urijah Faber: ‘There is no bigger fight’
Urijah Faber thinks it’s obvious who should welcome Conor McGregor back to MMA. The former dual-weight champion hasn’t fought since breaking his leg at UFC 264 in July 2021.
MMA News / MMA Knockout On SI / March 3, 2025
Dominick Cruz reacts to 45-year-old UFC rival Urijah Faber coming out of retirement
Dominick Cruz has something to say about Urijah Faber fighting Renan Barao all these years later. Cruz, the former UFC bantamweight champion and a longtime rival of Faber’s, decided he wouldn’t be fighting into his forties, retiring from MMA after a shoulder injury took him out of a fight against Rob Font last month.
MMA News / Empire Sports Media / February 18, 2025
GFL booking trilogy fight between Urijah Faber and Renan Barao
Last week we learned about the first batch of GFL matches that will be taking place when the promotion kicks things off in April. Included in that first round of matchup announcements was a rematch between former UFC champions Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold.
MMA News / Bloody Elbow / February 17, 2025
‘Nobody asked for this’… Fans torn on Urijah Faber’s MMA comeback after trilogy fight announced
UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber’s reported MMA return didn’t get a universally positive reception. It’s been almost five full years since Urijah Faber lost to former titleholder Petr Yan at UFC 245.
MMA News / UFC on ClutchPoints / March 7, 2024
UFC Hall of Famer returns after retirement
In an electrifying turn of events, UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber, famously known as “The California Kid,” is set to make a triumphant return to the cage later this year, reported by MMA Knockout.
MMA News / MMA Knockout On SI / March 6, 2024
UFC Hall of Famer Makes Shock Unretirement
A true MMA legend and member of the UFC Hall of Fame will be returning to the cage later this year. Lighter weight classes like bantamweight and featherweight are now regarded as marquee divisions in the UFC, but there was a time when the premier fighters in those weight classes plied their trade in World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC).
MMA News / MMA Knockout On SI / February 23, 2024
MMA News: Fighter Gets Sent to the Shadow Realm in Women's Title Fight
Valesca Machado scored a highlight-reel finish and claimed strawweight gold in her headlining fight at Urijah Faber’s A-1 Combat 18. “Tina Black” first established herself as a violent knockout artist in her native Brazil before she came up short against Piera Rodriguez in a Dana White’s Contender Series fight in 2021.
MMA News / Yardbarker / May 23, 2023
UFC Hall of Famer: Conor McGregor too powerful for Michael Chandler
With a wrestling background from the University of California, Davis, Urijah Faber typically sides with fellow grapplers in a matchup pitting a high-level wrestler against a high-level striker.
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