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A massive brawl involving a top UFC contender<\/a> broke out Saturday after a wrestling event went off the rails.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Arman Tsarukyan, ranked second in the lightweight division of UFC, participated in a Real American Freestyle wrestling match<\/a> against Georgio Poullas when tensions boiled over at the end of their bout.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tsarukyan was seen shoving Poullas when the match ended, and it immediately led to him throwing punches as the brawl ensued.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Both teams for Tsarukyan and Poullas stormed the wrestling mat and started to tee off on one another, as officials and others tried to step in and stop the confrontation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Uncrowned also reported<\/a> that fights started to break out in the crowd at the time as well. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Colby Covington, a fellow UFC fighter, was seen escorting Poullas off the mat and into the backstage area as the crowd started to chant “U-S-A!”<\/p>\n

Tsarukyan won the fight 5-3 over Poullas, as the dust settled post-brawl.<\/p>\n

What may have led to the altercation was Poullas hitting Tsarukyan in the head during the match, which the latter was clearly displeased about throughout.<\/p>\n

Tsarukyan even said after the event on X, “F— around and find out,” clearly talking about what transpired between him and Poullas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Head slapping is something Poullas has been called out for in his past wrestling matches, as ex-UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad replied in a separate X post, “Nah it was deserved the other guy was dirty.”<\/p>\n

While Tsarukyan was staying active with Real American Freestyle, he is enjoying quite the win streak in UFC. He has won his last five fights, including a submission against Dan Hooker in November. Tsarukyan was even given a Performer of the Night bonus for his performance in the Round 2 victory.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tsarukyan\u2019s previous victory came over Charles Oliveira by decision, and he knocked out Beneil Dariush before that in December 2023. Tsarukyan is 23-3 over his UFC career and could be seeing a title fight soon against the current lightweight belt holder, Ilia Topuria.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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