RAF 08
2026 wrestling event
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RAF 08: Tsarukyan vs. Faber was a freestyle wrestling event produced by the Real American Freestyle (RAF) promotion that took place on April 18, 2026 at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2][3]
| RAF 08: Tsarukyan vs. Faber | ||||
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The poster for RAF 08: Tsarukyan vs. Faber | ||||
| Promotion | Real American Freestyle | |||
| Date | April 18, 2026 | |||
| Venue | Liacouras Center | |||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
| Attendance | 4,250[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
A middleweight bout between Arman Tsarukyan and former WEC Featherweight Champion (also former UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger) Urijah Faber headlined the event.[4] Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili was originally scheduled to face former UFC Flyweight and Bantamweight Champion (also 2008 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling) Henry Cejudo in the main event, but Cejudo had to withdraw hours prior to the event.[5]
A RAF Light Heavyweight Championship bout between reigning champion Kyle Snyder and Rizabek Aitmukhan served as the co-main event.[2] They competed in February 2025 with Snyder winning by decision.
A RAF Women's Bantamweight Championship between champion Helen Maroulis and Alexis Janiak also took place at the event.[2]
It was announced on the broadcast that then UFC Middleweight Champion Khamzat Chimaev had signed with the promotion and would debut at RAF 10 in June.[6]
Results
| Main card (Fox Nation) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight |  Arman Tsarukyan |
def. |  Urijah Faber |
Technical fall (13–1) | 3 | 0:35 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Kyle Snyder (c) |
def. |  Rizabek Aitmukhan |
Decision (12–6) | 3 | 2:00 | [a] |
| Cruiserweight | Zahid Valencia |
def. | Aeoden Sinclair |
Decision (8–2) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Heavyweight |  Shamil Sharipov |
def. | Anthony Cassioppi |
Pinfall | 1 | 1:45 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Helen Maroulis (c) |
def. | Alexis Janiak |
Technical fall (10–0) | 1 | 1:13 | [b] |
| Featherweight | Real Woods |
def. | Anthony Ashnault |
Decision (7–2) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Middleweight | Jason Nolf |
def. | Joey Blaze |
Decision (11–2) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Featherweight |  Vladimer Khinchegashvili |
def. | Johnni DiJulius |
Decision (8–5) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Lightweight | Lance Palmer |
def. | Cayden Henschel |
Decision (3–2) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Featherweight | Jordan Oliver |
def. | Michael Vanschenkbrill |
Decision (5–0) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Lucas Byrd |
def. | Darian Cruz |
Decision (criteria) (2–2) | 3 | 2:00 | |
Bonus awards
See also
External links
- "RAF 08" at Fox Nation
- "RAF 08" on YouTube