Arman Tsarukyan: What Happened at UFC 331, and Why India Saw It on 20 September
Arman Tsarukyan’s latest UFC result explains the current interest around his name. Here is what happened, which date applies in India, and what the official record does—and does not—establish.
The useful question is not simply who Arman Tsarukyan is, but what the name refers to right now. Official UFC pages connect it to a specific recent result and a current fighter profile.
Why is Arman Tsarukyan in focus now?
At UFC 331, Tsarukyan faced Mauricio Ruffy and won by first-round knockout via elbows at 4:56, according to the official UFC result. The UFC athlete profile lists him as an active lightweight with a 24–3–0 record, No. 2 in the lightweight rankings and No. 14 in the pound-for-pound rankings.
That combination gives the name a clear context: a highly ranked active fighter has a decisive latest result attached to his profile. It is a more useful starting point than treating the name as a general celebrity reference. The result is confirmed; any prediction about what comes next would be a separate claim.
Which date applies to readers in India?
The UFC event page places UFC 331 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Saturday, 19 September 2026. The UFC viewing guide lists the India schedule on Sunday, 20 September 2026: prelims at 4:30 a.m. IST and the main card at 6:30 a.m. IST on Sony TEN 2.
Both dates describe the same event from different time contexts. For an Indian reader, 20 September 2026 is the relevant local broadcast date; 19 September 2026 is the event date listed for Los Angeles. Keeping those labels separate prevents a broadcast date from being mistaken for a second fight date.
What does the official listing establish?
The UFC profile establishes how the promotion currently presents Tsarukyan: active, competing at lightweight, and ranked in the positions shown above. The official result establishes that he defeated Ruffy by first-round KO via elbows. Neither source, by itself, confirms a future opponent or title-fight date.
Sony Pictures Networks India’s May 2026 company fact sheet lists UFC among its sports properties and identifies Sony Sports TEN 2 and Sony Sports TEN 2 HD among its channels. The event-specific UFC guide is still the source for the UFC 331 timings.
The cleanest way to read the story is to separate three things: the confirmed result, the India broadcast date, and Tsarukyan’s current official ranking. That gives the name useful context without turning a strong win into an unannounced future storyline.