RAF 14
| RAF 14: Tsarukyan vs. Danis | ||||
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 The poster for RAF 14: Tsarukyan vs. Danis | ||||
| Promotion | Real American Freestyle | |||
| Date | October 23, 2026 | |||
| Venue | Fontainebleau Las Vegas | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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RAF 14: Tsarukyan vs. Danis is an upcoming freestyle wrestling event produced by the Real American Freestyle (RAF) promotion that is scheduled to take place on October 23, 2026, at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1][2][3][4][5]
Background
[edit]This will mark the promotion's debut in Las Vegas.
A middleweight bout for the inaugural RAF Middleweight Crossover Championship between Arman Tsarukyan and Dillon Danis is scheduled to headline the event.[1]
A catchweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion Khamzat Chimaev and former UFC Welterweight Champion (also promotional newcomer) Robbie Lawler is scheduled to serve as the co-main event.[6]
In addition, two championship bouts are scheduled to take place:
- A RAF Women's Strawweight Championship bout between current champion Lucía Yépez and former champion (also 2024 Olympic gold medalist) Sarah Hildebrandt.
- A RAF Lightweight Championship bout for the vacant title between former RAF Featherweight Champion Jordan Oliver and Ridge Lovett. For undisclosed reasons, Yianni Diakomihalis was stripped off his title in April.[7]
Fight card
[edit]| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight |  Arman Tsarukyan |
vs. |  Dillon Danis |
[a] | |||
| Catchweight |  Khamzat Chimaev |
vs. | Robbie Lawler |
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| Women's Strawweight |  Lucía Yépez (c) |
vs. | Sarah Hildebrandt |
[b] | |||
| Lightweight | Jordan Oliver |
vs. | Ridge Lovett |
[c] | |||
| Cruiserweight |  Alexander Shlemenko |
vs. |  Michael Page |
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| Bantamweight | Nathan Tomasello |
vs. |  Roman Bravo-Young |
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| Featherweight | Nick Suriano |
vs. | Dylan Ragusin |
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| Middleweight | Jordan Burroughs |
vs. | Michael Caliendo |
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| Featherweight |  Sebastian Rivera |
vs. | Vito Arujau |
[d] | |||
| Heavyweight |  Yonger Bastida |
vs. | Greg Kerkvliet |
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| Catchweight | Pat Downey |
vs. | Magomed Magomedkerimov |
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| Cruiserweight | Mekhi Lewis |
vs. | Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov |
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- ↑ For the inaugural RAF Middleweight Crossover Championship.
- ↑ For the RAF Women's Strawweight Championship.
- ↑ For the vacant RAF Lightweight Championship.
- ↑ RAF Featherweight title eliminator.[8]
See also
[edit]External links
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References
[edit]- 1 2 Damon Martin (2026-08-11). "Arman Tsarukyan vs. Dillon Danis set for title clash at RAF 14". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
- ↑ Jesse Holland (2026-08-10). "Arman finally gets his title shot! Too bad it's against Dillon Danis at RAF 14". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
- ↑ Brett Okamoto (2026-08-10). "Arman Tsarukyan to wrestle Dillon Danis in RAF 14 main event". espn.com. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
- ↑ Matthew Wells (2026-08-10). "RAF 14: Arman Tsarukyan vs. Dillon Danis set for middleweight crossover title". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
- ↑ Felipe Castello Branco (2026-08-10). "Arman Tsarukyan set to face Dillon Danis for RAF title". mmasucka.com. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
- ↑ Jed Meshew (2026-09-23). "Khamzat Chimaev wrestles Robbie Lawler at RAF 14". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-09-24.
- ↑ Real American Freestyle (2026-04-12). "THE CHAMPS". instagram.com. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
- ↑ Real American Freestyle (2026-09-14). "#1 Contender Match 👀 Olympic Medalist Sebastian Rivera and World Champion Vito Arujau face off at #RAF14 OCT 23 in Las Vegas. Winner takes on Real Woods for the RAF Featherweight Championship". x.com. Retrieved 2026-09-14.
- ↑ Real American Freestyle (2026-08-12). "RAF 14: Tsarukyan vs. Danis". realamericanfreestyle.com. Retrieved 2026-08-12.