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Arman Tsarukyan will compete in his fifth match of 2026 at RAF 9 against Keelon Jimison on May 30. This follows a series of victories in various wrestling matches since January.
Arman Tsarukyan canât stop, wonât stop. The top-ranked UFC lightweight contender is set to make his fifth appearance of 2026 on the Real American Freestyle mats when he takes on Keelon Jimison in a 175-pound wrestling match on May 30 at RAF 9, Uncrownedâs Ariel Helwani confirmed Tuesday.
The news marks the latest side-quest for Tsarukyan, who has already competed five times outside of the UFC since January.
Tsarukyan, 29, defeated Lance Palmer in January at RAF 5, ignited a wild brawl in a win over Georgio Poullas in late February at RAF 6, then bested former UFC flyweight Muhammad Mokaev in a grappling match in Brazil just weeks later. In his highest-profile match to date, Tsarukyan topped Poullas once again in Marchâs rematch at RAF 7, then followed it up with a dominant tech fall victory over Urijah Faber this month at RAF 8.
Ever a man in pursuit of a viral clip, Tsarukyan once again garnered headlines against Faber by running the 46-year-old UFC Hall of Famer off the mat and slamming him onto the outer concrete floor during their match. Faber, though, took the incident in stride, jokingly telling Uncrownedâs âThe Ariel Helwani Showâ that Tsarukyan helped fix his bad back with the hard fall.
Tsarukyan, the No. 1-ranked UFC lightweight contender, has not competed in the UFC since extending his five-fight win streak with a second-round submission of Dan Hooker at UFC Qatar in November.
Arman Tsarukyan's opponent at RAF 9 is Keelon Jimison.
Arman Tsarukyan has fought in five matches in 2026 so far.
Notable incidents include a wild brawl after his match with Georgio Poullas and a dramatic slam of Urijah Faber during their match.
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Jimison has wrestled three times with RAF, losing at the hands of Cayden Henschel and Poullas before beating UFC veteran Clay Guida via tech fall in February.
RAF 9 takes place at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas. Olympic champion Gable Steveson and former UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili make their promotional debuts against UFC veterans Alexander Romanov and Frankie Edgar, respectively, on the nightâs card, which also features Colby Covington vs. Chris Weidman in another all-UFC battle.