Arman Tsarukyan Highlights Again Why UFC Need to be Cautious

Arman Tsarukyan is a phenomenal talent. There can be no denying it. At 24-3, with his only losses coming to some of the best in the division, he's likely next in line for a title shot at Justin Gaethje.

The UFC must be cautious with Tsarukyan, however. He does rash things, shows little respect to anyone and constantly puts himself in danger of retribution.

Let's take a look at his latest 'antics', along with all his other misdemeanours as a warning to the UFC.

Arman Tsarukyan's Latest Misdemeanour

After yet another jaunt into the world of RAF, Arman Tsarukyan beat Dillon Danis. At the pre-fight presser, Tsarukyan didn't take to Danis' actions too kindly (despite them being aimed at Khamzat Chimaev) and decided to turn on Danis, rushing towards him and attacked him, leading to one security guard being bloodied.

Following on from their bout, Tsarukyan showed Danis no respect and, after getting up, he deliberately stood on his opponent. Why he did this after dominating Danis is unclear and, for the first time ever, Danis actually showed maturity and went over to shake Tsarukyan's hand after the bout.

Arman Tsarukyan just beat Dillon Danis 10-0 at RAF 14 Arman stepped on Danis after beating him 😬 (via @RAFWrestlingUSA) https://t.co/FnqOnqUeNd

— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) October 24, 2026

Previous Incidences

This isn't the first time Tsarukyan has done something that seemed completely unnecessary. 

At UFC 300, whilst walking to the octagon, Tsarukyan threw a punch at a fan. The Nevada State Athletic Commission fined Tsarukyan and banned him for nine months, later reduced to six months. 

Although not an explicit choice or wrong decision, he then pulled out of a scheduled title fight one day before the bout, throwing the entire card into jeopardy. He was replaced by Renato Moicano, who would go on to lose to Islam Makhachev in just over four minutes.

Next came his fight against Dan Hooker where, for reasons unknown only to him, he decided to throw a headbutt at Hooker during the ceremonial weigh ins. He's lucky that it didn't land on Hooker and cut him, as the fight would have had to be cancelled and Tsarukyan could have found himself in hot water... again.

Yet again, Tsarukyan decided after his bout with Georgio Poullas at RAF 6 to act inexplicably. After defeating his opponent, he decided to throw down some ground and pound to Poullas, for no logical reason. An idiotic decision (yet again) from Tsarukyan.

Is this really a man who the UFC can trust to be their champion should he win the belt? Only time will tell if he becomes any more mature...