RAF 03
| RAF 03: Mendes vs. Chandler | |
|---|---|
| Promotional poster for RAF 03 | |
| Promotion | Real American Freestyle |
| Date | November 29, 2025 |
| Venue | Wintrust Arena |
| City | Chicago, Illinois |
| Attendance | 4,713[1] |
| Event chronology | |
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RAF 02: Dake vs. Makoev
RAF 03: Mendes vs. Chandler
RAF 04: Hendrickson vs. Parris
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RAF 03: Mendes vs. Chandler was a freestyle wrestling event that took place on November 29, 2025 at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois.[2]
It was the third flagship event produced by the Real American Freestyle (RAF) promotion, and aired live on Fox Nation.
Background
[edit ]Tickets for the event went on sale through Ticketmaster on October 24, 2025.[3]
Commentary for the event's live Fox Nation broadcast was provided by Kurt Angle, Cyrus Fees, Julianna Peña, and Chael Sonnen.[4]
Virginia Tech Hokies prospect Bo Bassett debuted at the event, making him the first active high school wrestler to compete in RAF.[2]
Corey Anderson suffered an injury prior to the event, and was replaced by Joaquin Buckley.[5]
Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau appeared during the broadcast and challenged RAF Cruiserweight Champion Kyle Dake to a future match, which took place at RAF 05.[6]
It was the first RAF event with matches available for betting through major sportsbooks.[7] Alexis Gomez, Jordan Oliver, and Andriy Yatsenko won their matches despite being favored to lose.[8]
Results
[edit ]| Main card (Fox Nation) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | United States Michael Chandler | def. | United States Chad Mendes | Decision (4–1) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Women's Middleweight | United States Kennedy Blades | def. | Mexico Alejandra Rivera | Technical fall (11–0) | 2 | 1:18 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Bahrain Akhmed Tazhudinov | def. | United States Anthony Cassioppi | Pinfall | 2 | 1:39 | |
| Bantamweight | Ukraine Andriy Yatsenko | def. | United States Spencer Lee | Pinfall | 3 | 1:59 | |
| Lightweight | Mexico Austin Gomez | def. | United States Austin O'Connor | Decision (9–1) | 3 | 2:00 | [b] |
| Featherweight | United States Jordan Oliver | def. | United States Real Woods (c) | Decision (criteria) (2–2) | 3 | 2:00 | [c] |
| Catchweight (160 lbs.) | United States Cayden Henschel | def. | United States Clay Guida | Technical fall (11–0) | 3 | 0:37 | |
| Light Heavyweight | United States Pat Downey | def. | United States Joaquin Buckley | Technical fall (12–0) | 1 | 1:13 | |
| Women's Middleweight | Mexico Alexis Gomez | def. | United States Bella Mir | Decision (7–3) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Featherweight | United States Bo Bassett | def. | United States Darrion Caldwell | Pinfall | 1 | 1:00 | |
- ^ For the inaugural RAF Women's Middleweight Championship.
- ^ RAF Lightweight title eliminator.
- ^ For the RAF Featherweight Championship.
Source:[9]
Bonus awards
[edit ]The following athletes received bonuses.
- Match of the Night: Alexis Gomez vs. Bella Mir
References
[edit ]- ^ "WrestleTix: RAF03 • Nov 29 Wintrust Arena at Chicago, IL". Wrestlenomics. November 30, 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
- ^ a b Brunt, Cliff (October 17, 2025). "High school wrestling star Bo Bassett to make Real American Freestyle debut at RAF3 in Chicago". Associated Press . Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ "Real American Freestyle Wrestling". Wintrust Arena . Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ Behunin, Alexander (November 27, 2025). "RAF 03 card, start time, date and location". MMA Mania . Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- ^ Cruz, Guilherme (November 13, 2025). "Joaquin Buckley supports Kamaru Usman next for UFC title, complains no one calls him out: 'I'm like Voldemort'". MMA Fighting . Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ Smith, Earl (November 30, 2025). "Two New Champions Crowned in Surprising RAF 03 Card". InterMat. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
- ^ Brunt, Cliff (November 4, 2025). "Real American Freestyle partners with ALT Sports Data to bring sports betting to wrestling league". Associated Press . Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ^ "Best Bets: RAF 03 Pre-Event Odds Analysis". NXTbets. November 28, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
- ^ Immel, Richard (November 30, 2025). "Blades, Oliver earn championship belts, Lee upset at RAF 03 in Chicago". USA Wrestling . Retrieved November 30, 2025.
