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Chimaev's RAF Double-Header: 13 Days, Two Matches

Chimaev's RAF Double-Header: 13 Days, Two Matches

Sep 07, 2026 · catch-wrestling, competition-results
Khamzat Chimaev's calendar for September is going to hurt. Here's a scheduling problem disguised as ambition: Khamzat Chimaev, the MMA fighter with Swedish wrestling pedigree and Chechen grappling lineage, has committed to back-to-back wrestling matches at Real American Freestyle (RAF) events.
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Tyron Woodley's Comeback Win Lasted Just Two Weeks

Tyron Woodley's Comeback Win Lasted Just Two Weeks

Sep 06, 2026 · combat-sports, comeback
Tyron Woodley is down 8-1 against Joaquin Buckley in the third round. Eight years without a win.
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Real American Freestyle Moscow Event Moved Over Sanctions

Real American Freestyle Moscow Event Moved Over Sanctions

Sep 04, 2026 · competition-results, compliance
The American grappling world learned something this week that nobody wanted to learn on a 48-hour notice: when you take your sport international, you also take on international law. Real American Freestyle — the MMA-meets-wrestling promotion that's been eating Bellator's lunch on network TV — moved
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Tyron Woodley Says He'll 'Beat Chimaev Like a Drum' at RAF Moscow — Then Reality Showed Up

Tyron Woodley Says He'll 'Beat Chimaev Like a Drum' at RAF Moscow — Then Reality Showed Up

Sep 02, 2026 · comeback, competition-results
On August 22, 2026, Tyron Woodley did something he hadn't done in seven years: he won a fight. At RAF 12, the former UFC Welterweight Champion stopped Joaquin Buckley, snapping a losing streak that had lasted since his UFC 228 victory over Darren Till in September 2018.
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Cejudo Pins Merab in 36 Seconds at RAF 12 — Revenge, Takedown, and Crossover Title

Cejudo Pins Merab in 36 Seconds at RAF 12 — Revenge, Takedown, and Crossover Title

Aug 27, 2026 · competition-results, crossover-title
Henry Cejudo walked into Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on August 23rd knowing exactly what he was doing. Weeks earlier, he'd lost a decision to Merab Dvalishvili in their first encounter—a fight that had gnawed at him for one reason: he knew he could do better.
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Bo Nickal's Unbeaten Wrestling Streak Ends at RAF 12 — A 21-Year-Old NCAA Champ Did It

Bo Nickal's Unbeaten Wrestling Streak Ends at RAF 12 — A 21-Year-Old NCAA Champ Did It

Aug 27, 2026 · bo-nickal, competition-results
Bo Nickal walked into RAF 12 in Cleveland on August 22 with the kind of resume that makes casuals ask why he bothers with wrestling at all. Three NCAA Division I heavyweight titles.
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Burns Challenges Covington to RAF Wrestling Match

Burns Challenges Covington to RAF Wrestling Match

Aug 26, 2026 · colby-covington, combat-sports
Gilbert Burns has found his next chapter, and it's not in the Octagon. The former UFC welterweight title contender who hung up his MMA gloves in 2026 has been making waves in the grappling world, and now he's looking to settle one of his oldest scores—except not on the mat, and not in submission gra
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The Executive Decision: Covington Used Shareholder Status to Override a Fight Contract

The Executive Decision: Covington Used Shareholder Status to Override a Fight Contract

Jul 25, 2026 · colby-covington, competition-results
That's how long Covington held the line as RAF 12's headliner before bailing. On July 18, Colby Covington beat Arman Tsarukyan 5-3 at RAF 11 in Milwaukee to become the promotion's inaugural Cruiserweight Crossover champion.
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