RAF Reschedules Tsarukyan vs Danis After Injury

Real American Freestyle has pushed back Arman Tsarukyan's middleweight crossover title fight against Dillon Danis by three weeks.

The bout, originally set for Oct. 3, will now take place Oct. 23 at BleauLive Theater inside Fontainebleau in Las Vegas, MMA Mania reports. The delay comes days after Danis reportedly suffered an injury that forced him out of a separate fight against Mike Perry for Dual Arena in Orlando.

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Tsarukyan Still Has UFC 331 Hurdle In September

The UFC lightweight contender must first get through Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 331 next month in Los Angeles before stepping into the RAF ring. Tsarukyan, who cornered Khamzat Chimaev during the middleweight title fight at UFC 328 in May, has been vocal about pursuing crossover opportunities while waiting for another lightweight title shot.

RAF also moved its thirteenth card featuring former UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad against Colby Covington. That event shifted one day earlier to Sept. 18 at Watsco Center in Coral Gables, marking the second schedule change for the Muhammad-Covington matchup.

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• MMA Mania — RAF reschedules Arman’s crossover title fight against injured Dillon Danis