It’s a battle of past vs. present as former UFC lightweight champion, Benson Henderson, returns to grapple with current 155-pound title contender, Arman Tsarukyan, as part of the the upcoming Absolute Championship of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (ACBJJ) 18 event on Fri., Sept. 19, 2025, inside Dynamo Volleyball Arena in Moscow, Russia.
The promotion will feature a LIVE video press conference beginning at 11 a.m. ET in the embedded video above.
Other featured matchups include:
Khasan Magomedsharipov vs. Kabdrakhmanov
Nurbek Rakhim ”Ronin” Midaev vs. Dorobshoh Nabotov Anzor Chakaev vs. Miri Sadygov Babuli Tsoloev vs. Ali Bagov Mukhamad Berkhamov vs. Ilya Belski Marsel Nurlanbek vs. Rashid Giryev Shamil “Lamko” Nikaev vs. Aleksandr Horonzhenko
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.
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