Raf Wrestling: Cejudo blanks Faber in RAF 6 main event
Henry Cejudo defeated Urijah Faber in the RAF 6 main event at a freestyle tournament in Tempe, a result that ended with a technical fall and set up an immediate confrontation with Merab Dvalishvili. The RAF 06 card in Tempe brought MMA veterans and decorated wrestlers together for a night of competitive bouts that included a contentious co-main and a deep slate of technical-fall finishes.
Main event: Cejudo’s shutout and how the match played out
Henry Cejudo, identified in event materials as a former UFC two-division champion and the 2009 Olympic gold medalist, faced UFC veteran Urijah Faber in the headline match. One account lists the final score as 10-0; another describes Cejudo ending the match on an 11-0 technical fall after a lightning-fast two-point takedown. The match narrative shows Cejudo repeatedly securing ankle-pick style low singles and takedowns, building a 5-0 lead into the second period and then a 7-0 margin into the final period before closing the contest with another takedown to trigger the technical-fall ending.
Raf Wrestling co-main: Arman Tsarukyan vs Georgio/Giorgio Poullas
Arman Tsarukyan met Georgio Poullas in the co-main; another account spells the opponent’s name Giorgio Poullas, and both fighters were noted as making their second appearance in the Real American Freestyle league. One result lists Tsarukyan as a 5-3 winner, and a separate note says Tsarukyan’s victory sparked a mass brawl at the event.
Cejudo’s callout and promotional booking for April
After the main event, Cejudo publicly called out Merab Dvalishvili. Cejudo shouted a challenge and used emphatic language directed at Dvalishvili; Dvalishvili walked onstage smiling, accepted the challenge and said in a quoted exchange that he welcomed the matchup, described the show positively and confirmed he was ready to do it. Event reports say Cejudo signed a three-match deal with the promotion and that the promotion subsequently booked him against Merab Dvalishvili for an April event in Philadelphia on April 18 for what was identified as a RAF 8 main event. Separately, one account notes Dvalishvili had been announced as one half of the main event for RAF 7 in April. The apparent difference in assigned event numbering is unclear in the provided context.
Card results and notable finishes from RAF 06/RAF 6
The card at Mullet Arena in Tempe, Arizona produced a number of decisive technical-fall and point victories. Listings across reports include:
Aljamain Sterling defeated Benson Henderson (listed once as a fall in the third period and elsewhere with a 12-2 score); David Carr defeated Bubba Jenkins by technical fall, 13-2, and was noted as defending championships; Givi Matcharashvili defeated Stephen Buchanan with a 3-3 criteria result; Lucia Guzman defeated Everest Leydecker by points, 10-3, while another listing uses the name Jami Guzman with the same 10-3 result; Tajmuraz/Taimuraz Salkazanov defeated Keegan O’Toole by 9-0; Evan Wick was credited with a technical fall over Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov with scores listed as 13-2 in one report and 13-3 in another; Zahid Valencia defeated Mahmoud Fawzy Sebie by technical fall 10-0 in the first period; Jordan Oliver defeated Beau Bartlett 5-3; Keelon Jimison defeated Clay Guida by technical fall, 13-3 in one account, while another account records a match where a competitor named Mugzy defeated Clay Guida 13-3. Andrew Alirez defeated Bryce Meredith with technical-fall scores listed as 13-2 in one report and 13-3 in another.
Event logistics, timing and broader notes
The Real American Freestyle tournament labeled RAF 06 or RAF 6 took place in Tempe, Arizona at Mullet Arena; event listings describe it occurring on March 1 and also on Saturday night. Show start times were published as 9: 00 PM local time, with time conversions listed as 6: 00 AM Yerevan time and 5: 00 AM Moscow time. The card was characterized as star-studded, bringing together well-known MMA fighters and decorated wrestlers from around the globe. A prior note on the promotion’s earlier event compilation mentions David Carr blanked Belal Muhammad with a 10-0 technical fall at RAF 4. Promotional scheduling notes in the materials indicate the promotion plans an event in Philadelphia that will feature the promotional debut of Merab Dvalishvili, with one account specifying April 18 in Philadelphia for a RAF 8 main event booking involving Cejudo.
Some spellings, scoring totals and event numbers differ between published accounts; where those differences appear they are noted above as presented in the available reports.
