Arman Tsarukyan beat Urijah Faber by decision at RAF 8, adding another win to his growing run in the promotion after their match was pushed into the main event spot in Philadelphia.
The match went down on April 19, 2026, at Temple’s Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, where Tsarukyan vs. Faber was elevated after Henry Cejudo withdrew from his scheduled bout with Merab Dvalishvili just hours before the event. Once Tsarukyan got the extra spotlight, he handled business again.
Tsarukyan came into the night already 3-0 in RAF appearances, which keeps getting more interesting the longer this side trip goes. He is not the guy people think of first when they talk about crossover wrestling specialists, but he keeps showing up and winning anyway. Against Faber, that edge in size, pace, and overall physicality always looked like it would be hard to overcome.
Arman Tsarukyan just DOMINATED Urijah Faber at RAF 08
Arman really threw him off the mats and into the commentary team 😭pic.twitter.com/xkFHfCPHgu
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) April 19, 2026
Colby Covington and Arman Tsarukyan just faced off at RAF 08 👀pic.twitter.com/NaStW6b2IE
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) April 19, 2026
Arman Tsarukyan stays unbeaten in RAF against Urijah Faber
Faber brought real wrestling credentials and plenty of name value into the match, but he was also 46 years old and giving up a lot physically. He had already fought once in RAF and lost to Henry Cejudo by tech fall at RAF 6, so this was another tough spot against a younger, bigger athlete with real momentum.
That is how the match played out. Tsarukyan stayed in control and did enough over the full stretch to take the decision. He did not need chaos or a wild scramble to get there. He just looked like the stronger man and collected another RAF win in front of a crowd that had just watched the top of the card get reshuffled.
The result keeps Tsarukyan perfect in RAF competition and gives him a fourth straight win in the promotion. More than anything, it keeps this weird side quest alive. Every time he shows up for one of these events, he gives RAF another reason to keep building around him.
