RAF 07
| RAF 07: Tsarukyan vs. Poullas 2 | |
|---|---|
| Promotional poster for RAF 07 | |
| Promotion | Real American Freestyle |
| Date | March 28, 2026 |
| Venue | Yuengling Center |
| City | Tampa, Florida |
| Attendance | 3.789[1] |
| Event chronology | |
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RAF 06: Cejudo vs. Faber
RAF 07: Tsarukyan vs. Poullas 2
RAF 08: Tsarukyan vs. Faber
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RAF 07: Tsarukyan vs. Poullas 2 was a freestyle wrestling event that took place on March 28, 2026, at the Yuengling Center of University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida.[2]
It was the seventh flagship event produced by the Real American Freestyle (RAF) promotion, and aired live on Fox Nation.[3]
Background
[edit ]Tickets for the event went on sale through Ticketmaster on February 10, 2026.[4]
Commentary for the event's live Fox Nation broadcast was provided by Kurt Angle, Ben Askren, Julianna Peña, Chael Sonnen, and Shane Sparks.[5]
Arman Tsarukyan faced Georgio Poullas in the headlining bout.[6] It was a rematch of their controversial RAF 06 contest that saw a post-match brawl occur between both competitors and their cornermen after Tsarukyan's victory.[7]
Kyle Snyder debuted at this event against Akhmed Tazhudinov for the vacant RAF Light Heavyweight Championship.[2] Snyder previously lost to Tazhudinov in the semifinals of the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2]
Vladimer Khinchegashvili debuted at this event against Bo Bassett.[2] It was the first match for Khinchegashvili since 2021, when he retired to enter politics.[8]
Jason Nolf was scheduled to face Tajmuraz Salkazanov, but Salkazanov withdrew and was replaced by David Mistulov.[9]
Ryan Blackwell was awarded an honorary RAF Legends Championship during the broadcast.[10]
Kyle Dake, Aeoden Sinclair, and Kyle Snyder won their matches despite being favored to lose by sportsbooks.[11]
Results
[edit ]| Main card (Fox Nation) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Armenia Arman Tsarukyan | def. | United States Georgio Poullas | Decision (9–3) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Catchweight (200 lbs.) | United States Colby Covington | def. | United States Dillon Danis | Technical fall (14–4) | 2 | 1:19 | |
| Cruiserweight | United States Kyle Dake (c) | def. | United States Parker Keckeisen | Decision (7–1) | 3 | 2:00 | [a] |
| Light Heavyweight | United States Kyle Snyder | def. | Bahrain Akhmed Tazhudinov | Decision (criteria) (3–3) | 3 | 2:00 | [b] |
| Women’s Middleweight | United States Kennedy Blades (c) | def. | Russia Milana Dudieva | Technical fall (11–0) | 2 | 0:14 | [c] |
| Heavyweight | United States Wyatt Hendrickson (c) | def. | United States Trent Hillger | Decision (6–2) | 3 | 2:00 | [d] |
| Featherweight | United States Bo Bassett | def. | Georgia (country) Vladimer Khinchegashvili | Technical fall (13–3) | 2 | 0:57 | |
| Cruiserweight | United States Aeoden Sinclair | def. | Bahrain Khidir Saipudinov | Decision (9–4) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Middleweight | United States Jason Nolf | def. | David Mistulov | Technical fall (10–0) | 1 | 1:54 | |
| Light Heavyweight | United States Trent Hidlay | def. | United States Pat Downey | Technical fall (12–0) | 2 | 1:12 | |
| Featherweight | United States Johnni DiJulius | def. | United States Conor Beebe | Decision (9–6) | 3 | 2:00 | |
- ^ For the RAF Cruiserweight Championship.
- ^ For the vacant RAF Light Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the RAF Women's Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the RAF Heavyweight Championship.
Source:[12]
Bonus awards
[edit ]The following athletes received bonuses.[13] [14]
- Match of the Night: Bo Bassett vs. Vladimer Khinchegashvili
- Performance of the Night: Kyle Snyder
References
[edit ]- ^ "WrestleTix: RAF07 • Mar 28 Yuengling Center at Tampa, FL". Wrestlenomics. March 28, 2026. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
- ^ a b c d Martin, Damon (February 5, 2026). "Kyle Dake returns at RAF 7, Kyle Snyder books Olympic rematch and ex-UFC fighter gets title shot". MMA Fighting . Retrieved March 26, 2026.
- ^ "Bassett vs. Khinchegashvili Leads Star-Studded RAF 07 Card". InterMat. February 5, 2026. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
- ^ "Real American Freestyle 07". Yuengling Center . Retrieved February 5, 2026.
- ^ Behunin, Alexander (March 24, 2026). "RAF 07 card, start time, date and location". MMA Mania . Retrieved March 26, 2026.
- ^ Al-Shatti, Shaheen (March 6, 2026). "Arman Tsarukyan vs. Georgio Poullas 2 set for RAF 7 rematch, one month after viral brawl". Yahoo Sports . Retrieved March 6, 2026.
- ^ Dawson, Alan (March 1, 2026). "RAF 6 results: Henry Cejudo blanks Urijah Faber; Arman Tsarukyan erupts with post-match punches". Yahoo Sports . Retrieved March 5, 2026.
- ^ დიმა შარიქაძე (January 16, 2026). "ხინჩეგაშვილმა ამერიკულ ორგანიზაციასთან კონტრაქტი გააფორმა". Crystalsport (in Georgian). Retrieved March 26, 2026.
- ^ Real American Freestyle (March 28, 2026). "Tajmuraz Salkazanov is out. Jason Nolf will now face David Mistulov at RAF07". Instagram. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
- ^ Blackwell, Ryan (March 29, 2026). "Honored and humbled to be named the RAF Legends Champion and to bring home the Legends Belt". Instagram. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ^ "RAF 7: Tsarukyan vs. Poullas 2". Fight Odds. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ^ Al-Shatti, Shaheen (March 29, 2026). "RAF 7 results: Arman Tsarukyan crushes Georgio Poullas in wild rematch; Colby Covington destroys Dillon Danis". Yahoo Sports . Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ^ Real American Freestyle (March 29, 2026). "THIS WENT HARD". Instagram . Retrieved May 31, 2026.
- ^ Real American Freestyle (March 29, 2026). "WHAT A NIGHT FOR KYLE SNYDER". Instagram . Retrieved May 31, 2026.
External links
[edit ]- Official website Edit this at Wikidata
- "RAF 07" at Apple TV Edit this at Wikidata
- "RAF 07" at Fox Nation
- "RAF 07" at Tapology
- "RAF 07" on YouTube
