Armenian fighters win 11 of 12 bouts at ARMAT FS x ORION FC in Yerevan
- Author: Vahe Hakobyan
- Sportaran
ARMAT FS x ORION FC took place at Tashir Arena in Yerevan on September 26. Across 12 bouts, Armenian fighters faced opponents from Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Uzbekistan. The Armenian athletes representing the Lion Heart fight club claimed 11 wins. The event was commentated by prominent MMA fighter and club leader Eduard Vartanyan.
In the main event, Suren Petrosyan defeated Russia’s Danil Volkov. The referee stopped the fight after the second round because of the damage Volkov had sustained. Armenia’s only defeat on the card came when Davit Khachatryan lost to Iran’s Mohammadreza Soleimani in the second round.
Main card results
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Suren Petrosyan (Armenia) defeated Danil Volkov (Russia) — fight stopped after the second round.
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Sergo Aleksanyan (Armenia) defeated Atilbek Aalikov (Kazakhstan) by first-round TKO.
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Davit Khachatryan (Armenia) lost to Mohammadreza Soleimani (Iran) in the second round.
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Hovhannes Naghabedyан (Armenia) defeated Abbos Pardaboev (Uzbekistan) — doctors stopped the fight after the first round.
Preliminary card results
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Arsen Aleksanyan (Armenia) submitted Mohammad Reza Moghaddasi (Iran) with a choke in the first round.
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Narek Aruskhanyan (Armenia) defeated Younes Salarian (Iran) by first-round TKO.
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Rafik Avdoyan (Armenia) submitted Aref Ansari (Iran) with a choke in the first round.
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Arsen Avedisyan (Armenia) submitted Amir Ata Seilabadi (Iran) with a joint lock in the first round.
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Tigran Nazaryan (Armenia) submitted Yaser Yasini (Iran) with a choke in the first round.
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Artem Galachyan (Armenia) defeated Shahin Fathollahi (Iran) by unanimous decision.
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Leon Manvelyants (Armenia) defeated Mehran Paymardi (Iran) by third-round TKO.
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Artak Balayan (Armenia) submitted Mehdi Babakhani (Iran) with a choke in the third round.