Overview
- RAF announced on Monday that Arman Tsarukyan will meet Dillon Danis for the promotion’s first Middleweight Crossover Championship at RAF 14 on Oct. 3 in Las Vegas.
- Tsarukyan is booked to return to the UFC on Sept. 19 at UFC 331 against Mauricio Ruffy, which leaves him roughly two weeks between his UFC co-main and the RAF title match.
- Danis enters the matchup 0-2 in RAF competition after losses to Colby Covington and Khamzat Chimaev and is scheduled to fight Mike Perry in MMA on Aug. 29 before the RAF bout.
- The RAF contest will take place on wrestling mats under RAF’s crossover rules, meaning strikes and standard MMA submissions are not permitted and the format emphasizes takedowns and pinning.
- The full RAF 14 card is still being finalized and will air on Fox Nation from the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, a setup that underscores RAF’s use of high-profile venues and TV partners to attract MMA names.