Arman Tsarukyan has a new grappling date before his UFC lightweight chase resumes.
A new HYPE poster lists Tsarukyan against Indian fitness creator Ankit Baiyanpuria on August 1 in Yerevan, Armenia. The poster also lists Tashir Arena as the venue and labels the bout as a submission-only grappling match.
The announcement is below.
Tsarukyan Adds Grappling Date
The booking gives Tsarukyan a combat-sports appearance outside the UFC cage while the lightweight title picture keeps moving.
Tsarukyan previously beat Kuat Khamitov at RAF Georgia, then entered a higher-profile RAF run that included catchweight title stakes against Colby Covington. Covington handed him a setback in Milwaukee, but later praised Tsarukyan’s strength and pace after the match.
UFC-linked grapplers have also been showing up in crossover-style bookings elsewhere. Mikey Musumeci moving up to face Bryce Mitchell at UFC BJJ 11 put a similar spotlight on MMA names and grappling specialists.
Confirmed Details For August 1
The confirmed details are Tsarukyan vs. Baiyanpuria, submission-only rules, August 1, Yerevan, Armenia, and Tashir Arena. The X post is a photo/poster announcement, not a video clip, so there are no spoken quotes or transcript lines to pull from this source.
Baiyanpuria is known primarily as an Indian fitness personality. Tsarukyan enters as one of the UFC lightweight division’s most proven grapplers, which makes the skill gap the central selling point for the HYPE matchup.
No UFC fight for Tsarukyan was announced through the poster. The confirmed item is the August 1 HYPE submission-only match in Armenia.
