Arman Tsarukyan will face Urijah Faber at RAF 08 in Philadelphia

Armenian UFC fighter Arman Tsarukyan will compete in another freestyle wrestling match on April 18 at the RAF 08 tournament, which will take place in Philadelphia. His opponent will be former UFC champion and Hall of Famer Urijah Faber.

This will be Tsarukyan’s fourth appearance in the Real American Freestyle league. In 2026, he participated in all three previous events of the promotion and emerged victorious each time. The Armenian defeated Georgio Puollas twice and also secured a win over Lance Palmer.

His new opponent is 46-year-old Urijah Christopher Faber, who already has experience competing in RAF. In his previous bout, he lost to Olympic champion and former UFC champion Henry Cejudo.

The Tsarukyan vs. Faber match will serve as the co-main event of the evening. In the main event, Merab Dvalishvili will face Henry Cejudo.

It should be noted that Faber was originally scheduled to fight Cayden Henschel, but Tsarukyan was later named as his opponent.

Before this tournament, Tsarukyan is also scheduled for a grappling match against Dillon Danis at Hype FC in São Paulo.