Arman Tsarukyan was not going to take Dillon Danis disrespecting his close friend Khamzat Chimaev lightly.
Official RAF 14 fight week activities began Thursday with a pre-event press conference, during which UFC lightweight contender Tsarukyan and combat sports bad boy Danis exchanged a few heated words with RAF co-founders Chad Bronstein and Izzy Martinez sitting between them.
Danis was asked by a reporter to show off what was on his shirt. Danis then stood up and stretched out the black T-shirt to clearly reveal a side-profile picture of Chimaev without a beard, with the words "Khamzat is my b*tch." Once Tsarukyan saw the shirt, he immediately rose to his feet and lunged at Danis, causing a chaotic brawl on the stage.
The stage was immediately
flooded with officials, security, and others attempting to keep Danis and Tsarukyan apart, as stage equipment flew.
Tsarukyan and Danis are scheduled to meet in the main event of RAF 14 for the middleweight crossover title. The pre-event press conference took place at the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas. The same venue hosts Friday's event, which broadcasts live on Fox Nation.
Check out the chaotic scene in the video above.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: RAF 14 video: Arman Tsarukyan lunges at Dillon Danis, causing chaotic press conference scene
