Tsarukyan Steamrolls Danis to Claim RAF Middleweight Crown as Tempers Flare in Vegas

Arman Tsarukyan made it look easy at Real American Freestyle 14 in Las Vegas on Friday night, demolishing Dillon Danis via 10-0 technical fall to capture the promotion's vacant middleweight crossover title.

The UFC lightweight contender dominated from the opening whistle at the Fontainebleau, never giving Danis a foothold in the mat battle. After the stoppage, the feud that nearly derailed the week — a brawl had already erupted at Thursday's press conference — flared again when Tsarukyan chose to step over the fallen Danis, drawing a swarm of security onto the mat as RAF co-founders escorted Danis away. The pair's feud appears far from settled.

The co-main event was equally one-sided. Former UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev battered Hall of Famer Robbie Lawler 11-0 via first-period technical fall, with takedowns and a brutal gut wrench ending it quickly. Lawler, 44, was competing for the first time in over three years. Chimaev moved to 4-0 in the promotion and called out Colby Covington, whom he is scheduled to face in Abu Dhabi on November 14 for the cruiserweight crossover title. Elsewhere on the card, Lucia Yepez retained her women's strawweight crown 8-7 over Sarah Hildebrandt, Michael Caliendo stunned Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs 7-5, and Brendan Allen smashed Alexander Shlemenko 10-0.