Two Separate Mixed Martial Arts Events, Organized Under the Real All Fighting (RAF) Banner, Took Place on Consecutive Weekends.
RAF 8 in Philadelphia
The RAF 8 event was held on Saturday night at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia.
The main event featured Arman Tsarukyan against Urijah Faber. Tsarukyan defeated Faber by technical fall with a score of 13-1.
The main event was originally scheduled to be a rematch between Merab Dvalishvili and Henry Cejudo. Cejudo sustained an injury and was removed from the card. Dvalishvili also withdrew from the event. The Tsarukyan vs. Faber bout was subsequently designated as the new main event.
Full results from the event are as follows:
- Arman Tsarukyan def. Urijah Faber via Tech Fall (13-1)
- Kyle Snyder def. Rizabek Aitmukhan via Points (12-6)
- Zahid Valencia def. Aeoden Sinclair via Points (8-2)
- Shamil Sharipov def. Anthony Cassioppi via Pinfall — Round 1
- Helen Maroulis def. Alexis Janiak via Tech Fall (10-0) — Round 2
- Real Woods def. Anthony Ashnault via points (7-2)
- Jason Nolf def. Joey Blaze via Points (11-2)
- Vladimer Khinchegashvili def. Johnni DiJulius via Points (8-5)
- Lance Palmer def. Cayden Henschel via Points (3-2)
- Jordan Oliver def. Mike Vanbrill via Points (5-0)
RAF 9 in Arlington
The RAF 9 event was held on Saturday at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas. The event was broadcast on FOX Nation.
Main Event and Co-Main Event
The main event was scheduled to be a heavyweight bout between Gable Steveson and Alexandr Romanov. The co-main event was scheduled to be a fight between Colby Covington and Chris Weidman.
Other Scheduled Fights
The lineup also included a fight between Kyle Snyder and Givi Matcharashvili, and a fight between Merab Dvalishvili and Frankie Edgar.
Background on Gable Steveson
Gable Steveson, an Olympic gold medalist, is scheduled to compete against Elisha Ellison at UFC 329 on July 11.
Partial Results
- Real Woods def. Ibragim Ilyasov via pinfall (P3, 2:11)
- Parker Keckeisen def. Georgios Kougioumtsidis, 8-5
- Jason Nolf def. Christopher Minto, 10-5
- Zain Retherford def. Antrell Taylor, 8-0
- Ridge Lovett def. Bajrang Punia, 13-8
- Lucia Yepez def. Cameron Guerin via tech fall, 10-0