RAF 04

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RAF 04: Hendrickson vs. Parris
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The poster for RAF 04: Hendrickson vs. Parris
Promotion Real American Freestyle
DateDecember 20, 2025
Venue Fishers Event Center
City Fishers, Indiana
Event chronology
RAF 03: Mendes vs. Chandler RAF 04: Hendrickson vs. Parris RAF 05: Covington vs. Rockhold

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. [1]

Contents

It was the fourth flagship event produced by the Real American Freestyle (RAF) promotion, and aired live on Fox Nation.

Background

Tickets for the event went on sale through Ticketmaster on November 14, 2025. [2]

Commentary for the event's live Fox Nation broadcast was provided by Kurt Angle, Ben Askren, Julianna Peña, Jimmy Smith, and Chael Sonnen.

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. [3]

RAF Light Heavyweight Champion Bo Nickal was scheduled to defend his title against Yoel Romero at this event, but withdrew for undisclosed reasons. [4] Pat Downey replaced Nickal, and he faced Romero for an interim championship. [4]

RAF Lightweight Champion Yianni Diakomihalis was scheduled to defend his title against Austin Gomez at this event, but the bout was postponed to a future card due to injury. [5]

RAF Women's Strawweight Champion Sarah Hildebrandt was scheduled to defend her title against Maria Prevolaraki at this event, but the bout was postponed to a future card due to injury. [5]

Wyatt Hendrickson, Parker Keckeisen, and Yoel Romero won their matches despite being favored to lose by sportsbooks. [6]

Results

Main card (Fox Nation)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Wyatt Hendrickson (c)def. Flag of the United States.svg Mason Parris Technical fall (13–2)20:49 [a]
Light Heavyweight Flag of Cuba.svg Yoel Romero def. Flag of the United States.svg Pat Downey Technical fall (10–0)30:10 [b]
Catchweight Flag of the United States.svg David Carr def. Flag of Palestine.svg Belal Muhammad Technical fall (10–0)20:29
Women’s Middleweight Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy Blades (c)def. Flag of the United States.svg Alara BoydTechnical fall (10–0)1 [c]
Cruiserweight Flag of Belarus.svg Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau def. Flag of the United States.svg Dustin PlottDecision (11–7)32:00 [d]
Middleweight Flag of the United States.svg Dean Hamiti def. Flag of the United States.svg Evan Wick (c)Pinfall31:00 [e]
Cruiserweight Flag of the United States.svg Parker Keckeisen def. Flag of the United States.svg Zahid Valencia Decision (10–2)32:00
Light Heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Trent Hidlay def. Flag of the United States.svg Jacob CardenasDecision (5–3)32:00
Middleweight Flag of the United States.svg Jason Nolf def. Flag of the United States.svg Andy VarelaTechnical fall (10–0)2
  1. For the RAF Heavyweight Championship.
  2. For the interim RAF Light Heavyweight Championship. Downey replaced Bo Nickal.
  3. For the RAF Women’s Middleweight Championship.
  4. RAF Cruiserweight title eliminator.
  5. For the RAF Middleweight Championship.

[7]

References

  1. Janicki, Sam (November 12, 2025). "Hodge Winners Hendrickson and Parris to Meet at RAF 04". InterMat. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  2. Montgomery, Gregg (November 13, 2025). "RAF heavyweight title to be decided at Fishers Event Center". WISH-TV . Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  3. "Real American Freestyle Will Livestream Nov. 29 and Dec. 20 Events on FOX Nation". Sports Video Group. November 14, 2025. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Heck, Mike (December 12, 2025). "With Bo Nickal out, Yoel Romero gets new opponent for RAF 4". MMA Fighting . Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Real American Freestyle (December 10, 2025). "ENDING THE YEAR WITH A BANG". Instagram. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  6. "Best Bets: RAF 04 Pre-Event Odds Analysis". NXTbets. December 19, 2025. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
  7. 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.