Arman Tsarukyan to Sign UFC Contract in Las Vegas on Monday

Arman Tsarukyan said he is flying to Las Vegas this week to sign a UFC contract on Monday. He stated he already has a confirmed fight date and opponent name. Tsarukyan last competed in the UFC in November 2025, when he submitted Dan Hooker in the second round at UFC Qatar.

He is scheduled to wrestle Colby Covington at RAF 11 this Saturday for the inaugural RAF crossover belt. The 29-year-old told MMA Fighting he hopes to fight twice in the UFC in 2026. “It was a good performance, he did a very good job and yeah, he’s right, but the UFC has got to give me a fight, that’s why I’m flying to Vegas and I have a date, I have a name, we’ve just got to (sign) on Monday and so everything is almost set up,” Tsarukyan said.

This past weekend Paddy Pimblett submitted Benoit Saint-Denis in the first round at UFC 329. After the win Pimblett said Tsarukyan needs to take off his singlet and accept a UFC fight. Justin Gaethje’s manager Ali Abdelaziz said Gaethje’s next fight will be against someone he has never faced, ruling out rematches with Pimblett, Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira.