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Tsarukyan Dominates Ferguson 10-0, Calls Out Covington

6/14/2026

Summary

Arman Tsarukyan Dominates

Fighter Arman Tsarukyan defeated interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson 10-0 by technical fall at RAF 10 on 2026-06-13 in St. Louis.
Tsarukyan earned eight points from two four-point body-lock slams, ending the bout in 1:22.
He tossed his wrestling shoes into the crowd and announced a fight with Colby Covington at RAF 12 on 2026-07-18.
Covington, a 2-0 RAF All-American, vowed to end Tsarukyan’s run, calling future matchups “no more cupcake matchups.”

Summary

Ferguson Recaps

At the June 13 2026 RAF 10 press conference, Ferguson said he trained with an “Adam Takedown” machine.
He said wrestling began after moving from Oxnard, California to Michigan, where his stepfather pushed him.
Coach Dave Mills loaned him a tuition promissory note, which he repaid with a smiley-face check in 2015-2016.
He noted a 2006 NCAA title, a freestyle runner-up, and no wrestling film despite Stanford and The Citadel interest.

History

Historical Context

At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, 401 wrestlers from 75 nations competed in freestyle and Greco-Roman events at the Georgia World Congress Center, with the 68 kg freestyle bracket held July 29-30. The single-elimination format, which produced clear winners like Iran’s Rasoul Khadem, established a precedent for decisive outcomes that modern promotions cite when enforcing transparent scoring rules.

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Arman Tsarukyan Dominates

Fighter Arman Tsarukyan defeated interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson 10-0 by technical fall at RAF 10 on 2026-06-13 in St. Louis.
Tsarukyan earned eight points from two four-point body-lock slams, ending the bout in 1:22.
He tossed his wrestling shoes into the crowd and announced a fight with Colby Covington at RAF 12 on 2026-07-18.
Covington, a 2-0 RAF All-American, vowed to end Tsarukyan’s run, calling future matchups “no more cupcake matchups.”

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