Armen Petrosyan during a UFC press conference (MMA Junkie)
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Armen Petrosyan is a Muay Thai fighter who fights in the middleweight division of the UFC. Petrosyan grabbed attention by becoming the World Professional Kickboxing Council (WPKC) Italian Champion in 2006 and the Muay Thai Association (MTA) European Champion in 2007.
Petrosyan is an accomplished kickboxer and his accolades include-
Dodge Trophy
Dodge Trophy 2008 (-73 kg/161 lb) Runner-up
Haarlem Fight Night
Haarlem Fight Night IV 70 kg/154 lb Tournament Championship
International Sport Karate Association
ISKA Super Welterweight (-70 kg/154 lb) Oriental Rules World Championship (3 title defences)
Muay Thai Association
MTA Italian -70 kg/154 lb Championship
MTA European Championship
World Muay Thai Association
WMTA World Super Welterweight (-69.85 kg/154 lb) Championship
World Professional Kickboxing Council
WPKC Italian Muay Thai Championship
Petrosyan began training in Muay Thai after moving to Italy from Armenia. Born in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union (now Armenia), he moved to Gorizia, Italy, at the age of thirteen with his mother, Karine, and sister, Lianna, joining up with his father, Andranik, and older brothers Giorgio and Stepan who had moved to the country a year earlier. Arman Petrosyan is a naturalized Italian citizen.
He and his brother Giorgio Petrosyan was put under a contract of Oktagon management and born in Oktagon events that allow its growth worldwide, he became a two-time Italian champion and a European titlist. He arrived on the world stage in 2010 when he took back-to-back wins over Vuyisile Colossa and Dzhabar Askerov and later appeared as a competitor on the Enfusion reality television show.
Before joining the UFC, and emerging from the Contender Series, Petrosyan was a part of One FC kickboxing. He had also fought under the Bellator kickboxing banner before that. He had lost his three bouts in One FC kickboxing.
He holds a kickboxing record of 70 wins (27 KOs), 21 losses, and 1 draw.
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