Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan, currently ranked No. 2 at 155 pounds, will keep the engine running with a special grappling super fight against former UFC 155-pound titleholder, Benson Henderson, as part of the upcoming Absolute Championship of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (ACBJJ) 18 event on Fri., Sept. 19, 2025, inside Dynamo Volleyball Arena in Moscow, Russia.
Watch them face off in the embedded video below.
Tsarukyan, 28, is rumored to be returning for the UFC Qatar event later this year in Doha. As for Henderson, 41, he’s been out of action since losing to Usman Nurmagomedov under the Bellator MMA banner back in 2023. Following Friday’s grappling action, the promotion will stage the ACBJJ Russian Open Championship (go and no-gi) Aquarium Sports Arena in Krasnogorsk, Moscow.
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In addition, the ACBJJ 18 press conference featuring Tsarukyan and Henderson will air later today on YouTube (watch it here).
