Arman Nairovich Tsarukyan, born Oct 11, 1996, is an Armenian UFC lightweight contender and former Olympic-style wrestler.
Most Valuable Promotions has merged with the Professional Fighters League to create a single combat-sports company led by MVP founders Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian, with PFL CEO John Martin on the board. The combined group will bring together nearly 300–400 fighters, combine boxing and MMA rosters, and keep broad global media partnerships including Netflix and ESPN.
Flyweight champion Joshua Van has retained his title with a dominant rematch win over Alexandre Pantoja in Los Angeles. Van, the first UFC champion born in the 2000s, improves to 18-2, while Pantoja suffers a second straight defeat in the wake of an early elbow dislocation in their previous meeting.