RAF 01
| RAF 01: Hendrickson vs. Elders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Promotional poster for RAF 01 | ||||
| Promotion | Real American Freestyle | |||
| Date | August 30, 2025 | |||
| Venue | Wolstein Center | |||
| City | Cleveland, Ohio | |||
| Attendance | 4,500[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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RAF 01: Hendrickson vs. Elders was a freestyle wrestling event that took place on August 30, 2025, at the Wolstein Center of Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio.[1]
It was the inaugural flagship event produced by the Real American Freestyle (RAF) promotion, and aired live on Fox Nation.
Background
[edit | edit source]The event began with a tribute to Real American Freestyle (RAF) co-founder Hulk Hogan, who had died in July 2025.[2]
Commentary for the event's live Fox Nation broadcast was provided by Kurt Angle, Bubba Jenkins and Chael Sonnen.[3]
Ben Askren was originally supposed to compete on the card, but had to withdraw after suffering complications from pneumonia.[4]
Holly Holm was the surprise replacement for Kennedy Blades, who was not cleared for the event by NCAA.[1] Most Valuable Promotions granted Holm an exemption to compete as Blades' replacement.[5]
Tito Ortiz challenged Chael Sonnen during the broadcast to a future match, which Sonnen accepted.[6] Mason Parris challenged RAF Heavyweight Champion Wyatt Hendrickson during the broadcast to a match at RAF 04, which Hendrickson accepted.[7]
Results
[edit | edit source]| Main card (Fox Nation) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight |  Wyatt Hendrickson
|
def. |  Mostafa Elders
|
Technical fall (14–1) | 2 | 1:08 | [a] |
| Light Heavyweight | Bo Nickal
|
def. | Jacob Cardenas
|
Decision (6–4) | 3 | 2:00 | [b] |
| Women's Middleweight |  Alejandra Rivera
|
def. | Holly Holm
|
Decision (9–7) | 3 | 2:00 | [c] |
| Cruiserweight | Kyle Dake
|
def. | Dean Hamiti
|
Technical fall (11–0) | 2 | 1:57 | [d] |
| Featherweight | Real Woods
|
def. | Darrion Caldwell
|
Pinfall | 2 | 1:29 | [e] |
| Women's Strawweight | Sarah Hildebrandt
|
def. | Zeltzin Hernandez
|
Technical fall (11–0) | 3 | 0:36 | [f] |
| Middleweight | Evan Wick
|
def. | Jason Nolf
|
Decision (10–8) | 3 | 2:00 | [g] |
| Lightweight | Austin Gomez
|
def. | Lance Palmer
|
Technical fall (11–0) | 1 | 1:02 | |
| Lightweight | Yianni Diakomihalis
|
def. |  Bajrang Punia
|
Decision (5–1) | 3 | 2:00 | [h] |
| Bantamweight | Nathan Tomasello
|
def. | Matt Ramos
|
Decision (4–3) | 3 | 2:00 | [i] |
- ^ For the RAF Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the RAF Light Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ Holm replaced Kennedy Blades.
- ^ For the RAF Cruiserweight Championship.
- ^ For the RAF Featherweight Championship.
- ^ For the RAF Women's Strawweight Championship.
- ^ For the RAF Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the RAF Lightweight Championship.
- ^ For the RAF Bantamweight Championship.
References
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External links
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- Official website
- RAF 01 at Fox Nation
- RAF 01 at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- RAF 01 at Tapology
- RAF 01 at YouTube