Tsarukyan to Face Pettis at RAF 15

The main event of RAF 15 will be a bout for the middleweight crossover championship. Arman Tsarukyan will defend his belt against former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis. The bout will take place on November 28 at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

Pettis is recognized as one of the fighters who held the UFC lightweight belt during his career. For this reason, the bout can be seen as an attempt by a well-known former champion to reach for the crossover belt. For Tsarukyan, defending his belt in the main event represents one of the important tests of his career.

The organization's decision to place the main bout at the center of the event shows that it wants to draw attention to the RAF 15 card. This middleweight bout may lead fans to show interest both in the belt and in the career story the two athletes have built against each other.