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RAFReal American Freestyle

Real wrestling, run like pro wrestling

Olympic champions, NCAA champions and UFC fighters wrestling for real, on a card built like a wrestling show. Founded by Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff in 2025. 12 cards wrestled, 3 announced, every one of them here.

15events
153bouts on record
13championships
Fox Nationexclusive stream

Every event

RAF 14Tsarukyan vs. DanisOct 3, 2026Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NVUpcomingRAF 13Covington vs. MuhammadSep 19, 2026Watsco Center, Coral Gables, FLUpcomingRAF 12Dvalishvili vs. Cejudo 2Aug 22, 2026Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OHUpcomingRAF 11Tsarukyan vs. CovingtonJul 18, 2026UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, Milwaukee, WI12 boutsRAF GeorgiaDvalishvili vs. CejudoJul 11, 2026Tbilisi Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia12 boutsRAF 10Chimaev vs. DanisJun 13, 2026Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, MO11 boutsRAF 09Steveson vs. RomanovMay 30, 2026College Park Center, Arlington, TX11 boutsRAF 08Tsarukyan vs. FaberApr 18, 2026Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA11 boutsRAF 07Tsarukyan vs. Poullas 2Mar 28, 2026Yuengling Center, Tampa, FL11 boutsRAF 06Cejudo vs. FaberFeb 28, 2026Mullett Arena, Tempe, AZ12 boutsRAF 05Covington vs. RockholdJan 10, 2026Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL11 boutsRAF 04Hendrickson vs. ParrisDec 20, 2025Fishers Event Center, Fishers, IN9 boutsRAF 03Mendes vs. ChandlerNov 29, 2025Wintrust Arena, Chicago, IL10 boutsRAF 02Dake vs. MakoevOct 25, 2025Bryce Jordan Center, State College, PA10 boutsRAF 01Hendrickson vs. EldersAug 30, 2025Wolstein Center, Cleveland, OH10 bouts

Current champions

DivisionChampionNotes
HeavyweightWyatt Hendrickson2025 NCAA champion, active duty U.S. Air Force
Light HeavyweightKyle Snyder2016 Olympic champion, three time World champion
CruiserweightKyle DakeFour time World champion, two time Olympic bronze medallist
Crossover CruiserweightColby CovingtonFormer UFC welterweight title challenger
WelterweightDavid CarrTwo time NCAA champion, 2025 U.S. World Team
MiddleweightVacantLast held by Dean Hamiti
LightweightVacantLast held by Yianni Diakomihalis
FeatherweightReal Woods2025 World bronze medallist
BantamweightAustin DeSantoTook the belt from Nathan Tomasello at RAF 05
Women's MiddleweightKennedy Blades2024 Olympic silver medallist
Women's BantamweightHelen Maroulis2016 Olympic champion, four time World champion
Women's StrawweightLucia YepezWon the belt at RAF 10, defended at RAF 11
Women's CruiserweightVacantDivision opened at RAF 11

Athlete files

Tsarukyan, everyone he has met on an RAF mat, and the other crossover fighters this section already tracks. Each file carries the full RAF record with every match linked to its card.

Arman TsarukyanThe UFC lightweight who wrestles for real7-1 in RAFFull recordColby CovingtonThe inaugural Crossover Champion4-0 in RAFFull recordDillon DanisThe black belt who keeps turning up in brawls0-2 in RAFFull recordUrijah FaberThe Hall of Famer who took the throw0-2 in RAFFull recordTony FergusonThe interim champion who came back to the mat0-1 in RAFFull recordKeelon JimisonThe comeback story with no college behind it1-3 in RAFFull recordKuat KhamitovKazakhstan's crossover star0-1 in RAFFull recordLance PalmerFour time All American, two time PFL champion1-3 in RAFFull recordGeorgio PoullasThe street wrestler who cashed the biggest purse1-2 in RAFFull recordTyron WoodleyThe welterweight champion who went back to the mat1-0 in RAFFull record

Questions fans actually ask

What is Real American Freestyle?

A freestyle wrestling league founded in 2025 by Chad Bronstein, Izzy Martinez, Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan. The matches are real freestyle wrestling with real scores, presented with pro wrestling stagecraft. Hogan died in July 2025, seven weeks before the first card, which opened with a tribute to him.

Is RAF scripted like WWE?

No. RAF is unscripted competition scored under freestyle rules. What it borrows from pro wrestling is presentation: entrances, championships, rivalries and commentary.

How does freestyle scoring work?

Points come from takedowns, exposure and pushouts. A wrestler who leads by ten points wins immediately by technical superiority, which appears in results as a tech fall. A pin still ends the match instantly, exactly as it does in pro wrestling.

Where can I watch RAF?

Fox Nation carries every event exclusively in the United States on a subscription, not a pay per view. The official RAF YouTube channel also posts full events worldwide.

Do WWE or UFC wrestlers compete in RAF?

UFC fighters compete regularly, including Colby Covington, Khamzat Chimaev, Merab Dvalishvili and Henry Cejudo, and there is a separate Crossover Championship for them. Gable Steveson, a former WWE Superstar and Olympic gold medallist, also competes.

Wrestle Lore is an independent, fan made project and is not affiliated with Real American Freestyle, WWE, TKO Group Holdings, AEW, TNA or NJPW. Results are filed from USA Wrestling, FloWrestling and Real American Freestyle, and every video is embedded from an official channel.