Arman Tsarukyan Eyes Georges St-Pierre Match After Winning RAF Title
Newly crowned RAF middleweight crossover champion Arman Tsarukyan is targeting a wrestling matchup against UFC legend Georges St-Pierre following his dominant win over Dillon Danis.
· VILLAND PICK editorial
Arman Tsarukyan secured the RAF middleweight crossover championship on Friday in Las Vegas after a lopsided victory over Dillon Danis. Following the win, the UFC lightweight contender voiced his desire to test his grappling against marquee opponents, specifically naming former two-division UFC champion Georges St-Pierre.
Tsarukyan explained that he wants his RAF tenure to feature high-profile bouts against premier combat-sports talent. “I don’t want to just wrestle with no names, I want to collect all big names, all the best fighters, so a lot of UFC fighters, good fighters signed,” Tsarukyan said. “So we’ll see, maybe GSP, they can bring in GSP, I would like to wrestle him.” Tsarukyan added that winning the belt was significant due to the large audience Danis attracts, while also noting that any personal animosity between the two has been put to rest.
RAF leadership is already preparing its next major moves around the new champion. A promotion co-founder announced on Friday that RAF expects to hold an event in Tsarukyan’s native Armenia in January, contingent on Tsarukyan’s availability to headline the card.
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