Overview
- Tsarukyan and Magomedov grappled under Hype FC rules in Yerevan in a submission-only, no-judges format that ended as a six-minute draw with no winner.
- Tsarukyan landed two takedowns and delivered a late lift-and-slam that electrified the crowd, though the larger middleweight Magomedov defended and escaped threats.
- Tsarukyan acknowledged Magomedov’s significant size advantage, estimated around two weight classes or roughly 30 pounds, and still believes he did enough to merit a win.
- After the bout, Tsarukyan said a grappling match with Islam Makhachev “won’t happen,” citing the champion’s high UFC pay as a financial hurdle for any outside event.
- The lightweight contender has stayed busy with multiple 2025 grappling wins and a November UFC submission of Dan Hooker, is open to a Magomedov rematch, and is booked to wrestle Lance Palmer on January 10 at RAF.