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Instant regret?
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) interim Lightweight champion, Justin Gaethje, collides with reigning 155-pound kingpin, Ilia Topuria, to unify the division title at UFC Freedom 250 next weekend (Sun., June 14, 2026) in front of the White House on the South Lawn in Washington, D.C., to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.
Gaethje is the second-biggest underdog on the historic card, sitting anywhere from +450 to +540, but he apparently has a believer in No. 2-ranked Lightweight Arman Tsarukyan.
So much so that the Armenian hot-head seemingly bet $1 million on “The Highlight” to pull off the massive upset — for a potential return of $5.7 million.
During a stream with goofball boxing personalityDeen The Great and former boxing champion Adrien Broner, Tsarukyan was talked into placing the monster wager on Gaethje.
“Every time Gaethje fought [as an underdog], everyone thought he’d lose, but he always wins,” Tsarukyan said. “We can put maybe like $50k?”
Then, someone in the background suggested betting $1 million.
“For a million, I have to call a couple of guys,” Tsarukyan replied.
Tsarukyan then entered $1 million into the betting app and showed the crew. Moments later, someone appeared to press the bet button, causing Tsarukyan to jump out of his seat as instant regret seemingly hit his entire body.
“Bro, if my dad sees this,” Tsarukyan said.
Watch the clip below:
Now, let’s address the two elephants in the room.
First, this could be completely fake. Someone on the stream mentions that the betting app is a sponsor, and, having worked with sportsbooks before myself, they produce a ton of fake bet slips.
Second, UFC fighters are not allowed to bet on UFC fights. The updated UFC Athlete Conduct Policy “prohibits their athletes from wagering on any UFC match.”
So, either Tsarukyan is going to get an angry phone call from his bosses for doing something he is not allowed to do — and possibly get himself into even more trouble — or we are eventually going to find out this was all a hoax.
Either way, it was a wild clip.
Nevertheless, Tsarukyan is still serving as the backup fighter for the UFC Freedom 250 main event. But with his timeline closing for when he is willing to cut weight, it looks more likely that he will be wrestling Tony Ferguson one day before UFC White House for Real American Freestyle (RAF).
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