RAF 07

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RAF 07: Tsarukyan vs. Poullas 2
RAF 07 poster.jpeg
Promotional poster for RAF 07
Promotion Real American Freestyle
DateMarch 28, 2026
Venue Yuengling Center
City Tampa, Florida
Event chronology
RAF 06: Cejudo vs. Faber RAF 07: Tsarukyan vs. Poullas 2 RAF 08: Dvalishvili vs. Cejudo

RAF 07: Tsarukyan vs. Poullas 2 is an upcoming freestyle wrestling event that will take place on March 28, 2026, at the Yuengling Center of University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. [1]

Contents

It will be the seventh flagship event produced by the Real American Freestyle (RAF) promotion, and will air live on Fox Nation. [2]

Background

Tickets for the event went on sale through Ticketmaster on February 10, 2026. [3]

Commentary for the event's live Fox Nation broadcast will be provided by Kurt Angle, Cyrus Fees, Julianna Peña, and Chael Sonnen. [4]

Arman Tsarukyan will face Georgio Poullas in the headlining bout. [5] It is 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. [6]

Kyle Snyder will debut at this event against Akhmed Tazhudinov for the vacant RAF Light Heavyweight Championship. [1] Snyder previously lost to Tazhudinov in the semifinals of the 2024 Summer Olympics. [1]

Vladimer Khinchegashvili will debut at this event against Bo Bassett. [1] It is the first match for Khinchegashvili since 2021, when he retired to enter politics. [7]

Jason Nolf was scheduled to face Tajmuraz Salkazanov, but Salkazanov withdrew and was replaced by David Mistulov. [8]

Match card

Main card (Fox Nation)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Middleweight Flag of Armenia.svg Arman Tsarukyan vs. Flag of the United States.svg Georgio Poullas
Cruiserweight Flag of the United States.svg Colby Covington vs. Flag of the United States.svg Dillon Danis
Cruiserweight Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Dake (c)vs. Flag of the United States.svg Parker Keckeisen [a]
Light Heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Snyder vs. Flag of Bahrain.svg Akhmed Tazhudinov [b]
Women’s Middleweight Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy Blades (c)vs. Flag of Russia.svg Milana Dudieva [c]
Heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Wyatt Hendrickson (c)vs. Flag of the United States.svg Trent Hillger [d]
Featherweight Flag of the United States.svg Bo Bassett vs. Flag of Georgia.svg Vladimer Khinchegashvili
Cruiserweight Flag of Bahrain.svg Khidir Saipudinov vs. Flag of the United States.svg Aeoden Sinclair
Middleweight Flag of the United States.svg Jason Nolf vs.Flag of North Ossetia.svg David Mistulov
Light Heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Pat Downey vs. Flag of the United States.svg Trent Hidlay
Featherweight Flag of the United States.svg Conor Beebevs. Flag of the United States.svg Johnni DiJulius
  1. ↑ For the RAF Cruiserweight Championship.
  2. ↑ For the vacant RAF Light Heavyweight Championship.
  3. ↑ For the RAF Women's Middleweight Championship.
  4. ↑ For the RAF Heavyweight Championship.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  2. ↑ "Bassett vs. Khinchegashvili Leads Star-Studded RAF 07 Card". InterMat. February 5, 2026. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Real American Freestyle 07". Yuengling Center . Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  4. ↑ Behunin, Alexander (March 24, 2026). "RAF 07 card, start time, date and location". MMA Mania . Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ დიმა შარიქაძე (January 16, 2026). "ხინჩეგაშვილმა ამერიკულ ორგანიზაციასთან კონტრაქტი გააფორმა". Crystalsport (in Georgian). Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  8. ↑ Real American Freestyle (March 28, 2026). "Tajmuraz Salkazanov is out. Jason Nolf will now face David Mistulov at RAF07". Instagram. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  9. ↑ "RAF07: Dake vs. Keckeisen". Real American Freestyle . February 5, 2026. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
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