“Showtime” just got a significant upgrade in the competition.
The newly crowned True American Freestyle (RAF) Middleweight Crossover Champion Arman Tsarukyan will defend his title against the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight champion Anthony Pettis in the year RAF 15 main event on Saturday, November 28, 2026 at the NOW Arena in Chicago, Illinois.
The event will be broadcast exclusively on FOX Nation.
Tsarukyan competed less than a week ago at RAF 14where he shut down completely Dillon in Dan capture the inaugural middleweight crossover title. The UFC lightweight contender scored a dominant 10-0 TKO before stepping onto Danis’ body and celebrating his latest hardware (watch the highlights).
The 30-year-old has quickly become one of the RAF’s biggest crossover stars and recently revealed that he plans to rack up wins over as many recognizable mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters as possible.
Pettis certainly fits that description.
“Showtime” captured the UFC lightweight championship with a first round broadcast Benson Henderson in 2013 and also held gold under the World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) banner. Although Pettis is best known for his creative striking, he also recorded eight submissions in his 36-fight MMA career.
Instead, Pettis will have a much tougher wrestling assignment against the RAF’s newest champion.
RAF 15 will also feature Henry Cejudo defending his lightweight crossover championship Song Yadong, Raul Rosas Jr. facing the UFC Hall of Famers Clay Guidaand former Bellator champion Sergio Pettis former UFC bantamweight king of wrestling Cody Garbrandt.
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