Two months ago, Arman Tsarukyan and Georgio Poullas were throwing punches after the bell and sparking a brawl that made headlines across combat sports. On Tuesday, April 14, Poullas was showing Tsarukyan the Lamborghini he bought with the money from their matches — and Tsarukyan was asking him to come to Philadelphia as his bodyguard.
The moment was captured on BuzzStar, a one-on-one video platform founded by Creators Inc. CEO Andy Bachman, and posted to the app's Instagram. In the clip, Poullas FaceTimes Tsarukyan from the Creators Inc. House, where he's hanging with Bachman. After some back and forth, Poullas walks outside and flips the camera. "Look at what you got me, brother," he says, revealing a bright green Lamborghini. "You got a million-dollar punch on you, let me tell you."
Tsarukyan fires back with an offer. "I'm going to Philadelphia this weekend. I need a bodyguard," he tells Poullas. "I'll pay you good money, brother." Poullas doesn't hesitate. "Your bodyguard's gonna be there. I'm gonna come just to protect you, don't worry. Nobody's gonna get to you."
The exchange is a far cry from where these two stood just weeks ago. At RAF 6 on February 28, Tsarukyan defeated Poullas 5-3 in a match that ended with an after-the-bell punch and an all-out brawl between corners. Poullas then drew backlash at the RAF 7 press conference for a comment about social media personality Nina Drama, who later confronted him on camera and made him apologize. By the time their rematch rolled around on March 28 in Tampa, Poullas was one of the most polarizing names in wrestling.
Then the script flipped. Tsarukyan won the rematch 9-3 at RAF 7, and Poullas responded by handing him $10,000 in cash on camera to honor a bet from their first fight. Tsarukyan showed that the money was going to a child in need, and the moment went viral.
Tuesday's BuzzStar clip suggests the mutual respect between the two has only grown since — and it didn't take long for fans to notice.
"Let's go!!!! So proud of you Georgie," one person wrote in the comments section.
"Georgio giving flowers to Arman for giving him the opportunity to make a lot of money. Good job, enjoy,” another said.
"This is not just next level sportsmanship but also next level incredible content collab," chimed in a third.
That collab didn't happen by accident. Bachman, who reportedly brokered one of the largest single-match paydays in competitive wrestling history for Poullas, has been behind the arc between the two since their first match at RAF 6. Poullas was parking cars for a living when Bachman's team found him. "I looked at you and I said, you're not going back to that job," the power broker recalled on Creators Think. Less than two years later, Poullas has earned a reported seven-figure purse and now has a Lamborghini to show for it.
