RAF 04
| RAF 04: Hendrickson vs. Parris | |
|---|---|
| Promotional poster for RAF 04 | |
| Promotion | Real American Freestyle |
| Date | December 20, 2025 |
| Venue | Fishers Event Center |
| City | Fishers, Indiana |
| Attendance | 3.342[1] |
| Event chronology | |
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RAF 03: Mendes vs. Chandler
RAF 04: Hendrickson vs. Parris
RAF 05: Covington vs. Rockhold
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RAF 04: Hendrickson vs. Parris was a freestyle wrestling event that took place on December 20, 2025, at the Fishers Event Center in Fishers, Indiana.[2]
It was the fourth 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 November 14, 2025.[3]
Commentary for the event's live Fox Nation broadcast was provided by Kurt Angle, Ben Askren, Julianna Peña, Jimmy Smith, and Chael Sonnen.[4]
Mason Parris had issued a challenge to RAF Heavyweight Champion Wyatt Hendrickson during the RAF 01 broadcast, leading to their headlining bout at this event.[5]
RAF Light Heavyweight Champion Bo Nickal was scheduled to defend his title against Yoel Romero at this event, but withdrew for undisclosed reasons.[6] Pat Downey replaced Nickal, and he faced Romero for an interim championship.[6]
RAF Lightweight Champion Yianni Diakomihalis was scheduled to defend his title against Austin Gomez at this event, but the bout was cancelled due to injury.[7]
RAF Women's Strawweight Champion Sarah Hildebrandt was scheduled to defend her title against Maria Prevolaraki at this event, but the bout was cancelled due to injury.[7]
Wyatt Hendrickson, Parker Keckeisen, and Yoel Romero won their matches despite being favored to lose by sportsbooks.[8]
Results
[edit ]| Main card (Fox Nation) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | United States Wyatt Hendrickson (c) | def. | United States Mason Parris | Technical fall (13–2) | 2 | 0:49 | [a] |
| Light Heavyweight | Cuba Yoel Romero | def. | United States Pat Downey | Technical fall (10–0) | 3 | 0:11 | [b] |
| Catchweight (185 lbs.) | United States David Carr | def. | Palestine Belal Muhammad | Technical fall (10–0) | 2 | 0:29 | |
| Women’s Middleweight | United States Kennedy Blades (c) | def. | United States Alara Boyd | Technical fall (10–0) | 1 | 1:39 | [c] |
| Cruiserweight | Belarus Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau | def. | United States Dustin Plott | Decision (11–7) | 3 | 2:00 | [d] |
| Middleweight | United States Dean Hamiti | def. | United States Evan Wick (c) | Pinfall | 3 | 1:00 | [e] |
| Cruiserweight | United States Parker Keckeisen | def. | United States Zahid Valencia | Decision (10–2) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | United States Trent Hidlay | def. | United States Jacob Cardenas | Decision (5–3) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Middleweight | United States Jason Nolf | def. | United States Andy Varela | Technical fall (10–0) | 2 | 0:09 | |
- ^ For the RAF Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the interim RAF Light Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the RAF Women's Middleweight Championship.
- ^ RAF Cruiserweight title eliminator.
- ^ For the RAF Middleweight Championship.
Source:[9]
Bonus awards
[edit ]The following athletes received bonuses.
- Match of the Night: Parker Keckeisen vs. Zahid Valencia
References
[edit ]- ^ "WrestleTix: RAF04 • Dec 20 Fishers Event Center at Fishers, IN". Wrestlenomics. December 20, 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
- ^ Janicki, Sam (November 12, 2025). "Hodge Winners Hendrickson and Parris to Meet at RAF 04". InterMat. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ Montgomery, Gregg (November 13, 2025). "RAF heavyweight title to be decided at Fishers Event Center". WISH-TV . Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ Johnson, Mike (December 21, 2025). "WYATT HENDRICKSON TRUMPHANT AND MORE FROM REAL AMERICAN FREESTYLE 04 LAST NIGHT". PWInsider . Retrieved March 3, 2026.
- ^ "Real American Freestyle Will Livestream Nov. 29 and Dec. 20 Events on FOX Nation". Sports Video Group. November 14, 2025. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ a b Heck, Mike (December 12, 2025). "With Bo Nickal out, Yoel Romero gets new opponent for RAF 4". MMA Fighting . Retrieved December 12, 2025.
- ^ a b Real American Freestyle (December 10, 2025). "ENDING THE YEAR WITH A BANG". Instagram. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
- ^ "Best Bets: RAF 04 Pre-Event Odds Analysis". NXTbets. December 19, 2025. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
- ^ Immel, Richard (December 21, 2025). "Hendrickson tops Parris; Blades, Carr defend titles; Hamiti, Romero earn belts at RAF 04". USA Wrestling . Retrieved December 21, 2025.
