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RAF 11

RAF 11: Tsarukyan vs. Covington
The poster for RAF 11: Tsarukyan vs. Covington
PromotionReal American Freestyle
DateJuly 18, 2026
VenueUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
CityMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance7,000+[1]
Event chronology
RAF Georgia: Dvalishvili vs. Cejudo RAF 11: Tsarukyan vs. Covington RAF 12: Dvalishvili vs. Cejudo 2

RAF 11: Tsarukyan vs. Covington was a freestyle wrestling event produced by the Real American Freestyle (RAF) promotion that took place on July 18, 2026, at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[2]

Background

The event featured the introduction of the promotion's new RAF Crossover Cruiserweight Championship, a symbolic special attraction title created for athletes crossing over from other sports to compete on the RAF mats. The inaugural bout saw former interim UFC Welterweight Champion Colby Covington face undefeated contender Arman Tsarukyan.[3][4]

Former Bellator Welterweight Champion and former ONE Welterweight Champion Ben Askren, a two-time NCAA Division I national champion who nearly died from pneumonia in 2025, faced former UFC Welterweight Champion Belal Muhammad in the co-main event.[5]

A RAF Women's Strawweight Champion bout between Lucía Yépez and Felicity Taylor took place at the event.[6] On June 23, for undisclosed reasons, inaugural champion, 2024 Summer Olympics gold medalist and seven-time Pan American Wrestling Championships gold medalist Sarah Hildebrandt was stripped off her title and Yépez was promoted to undisputed champion.[7]

RAF Bantamweight Champion Austin DeSanto was scheduled defend his title against Ben Davino.[8] However, for undisclosed reasons, DeSanto withdrew from the match and was replaced by Arsen Harutyunyan.[9]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Cruiserweight United States Colby Covington def. Armenia Arman Tsarukyan Decision (5–3) 3 2:00 [a]
Cruiserweight Palestine Belal Muhammad def. United States Ben Askren Decision (6–3) 3 2:00
Catchweight (159 lb) United States Frankie Edgar def. United States Clay Guida Decision (9–1) 3 2:00
Middleweight United States Keegan O'Toole def. United States Christopher Minto Decision (14–9) 3 2:00
Women's Cruiserweight United States Adeline Gray def. United States Skylar Grote Decision (5–2) 3 2:00
Bantamweight Armenia Arsen Harutyunyan def. United States Ben Davino Decision (6–5) 3 2:00
Light Heavyweight United States Trent Hidlay def. Russia Magomedkhan Magomedov Technical fall (10–0) 3 0:12
Cruiserweight Russia Magomed Ramazanov def. United States Aeoden Sinclair Decision (5–3) 3 2:00
Light Heavyweight United States Zac Braunagel def. United States Pat Downey Technical fall (12–2) 2 1:15
Heavyweight United States Anthony Cassioppi def. Egypt Mostafa Elders Decision (6–2) 3 2:00
Welterweight United States Michael Caliendo def. Tajikistan Mirzo Khayitov Decision (9–2) 3 2:00
Women's Strawweight Ecuador Lucía Yépez (c) def. United States Felicity Taylor Technical fall (10–0) 2 1:10 [b]
  1. ^ For the inaugural RAF Crossover Cruiserweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the RAF Women's Strawweight Championship.

[10]

Bonus awards

The following athletes received bonuses.[11][12]

  • Match of the Night: Colby Covington vs. Arman Tsarukyan and Belal Muhammad vs. Ben Askren
  • Performance of the Night: Trent Hidlay

See also

References

  1. ^ Dave Kallmann (2026-07-18). "He nearly died a year ago. Ben Askren still got one more chance to wrestle". jsonline.com. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  2. ^ Matthew Wells (2026-07-19). "RAF 11 results: Colby Covington beats Arman Tsarukyan, calls out ex-UFC champs". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
  3. ^ Jeff Cain (2026-07-18). "RAF 11 results: Colby Covington defeats Arman Tsarukyan to win inaugural title". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
  4. ^ Donagh Corby (2026-07-18). "Arman Tsarukyan loses: Colby Covington defeats UFC star at Raf 11 for new belt in Milwaukee". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
  5. ^ Alan Dawson (2026-07-19). "RAF 11 results: Colby Covington stuns Arman Tsarukyan; Ben Askren impresses in emotional farewell after illness". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
  6. ^ RAF Wrestling (2026-07-20). "RAF11 recap - blood, sweat & tears". realamericanfreestyle.com. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
  7. ^ rafwrestlingusa (2026-06-23). "Lucia Yepez defends the RAF Strawweight Championship against Felicity Taylor July 18 in Milwaukee at RAF11". instagram.com. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  8. ^ rafwrestlingusa (2026-06-19). "Austin DeSanto will defend the RAF Bantamweight Championship against Ben Davino July 18 at RAF11 in Milwaukee". instagram.com. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  9. ^ hawkeye.source (@HawkeyeSource) (2026-07-11). "According to the RAF website, Austin DeSanto is no longer listed for next weekend's RAF event against Ben Davino. Harutyunyan takes his place". x.com. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  10. ^ Real American Freestyle (2026-07-18). "RAF: Tsarukyan vs. Covington". realamericanfreestyle.com. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
  11. ^ Real American Freestyle (2026-07-19). "INSTANT CLASSICS". instagram.com. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  12. ^ Real American Freestyle (2026-07-19). "DOMINANT". instagram.com. Retrieved 2026-07-26.

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