Real American Freestyle hosts RAF12 in Cleveland

Real American Freestyle (RAF) held its RAF12 event on August 22, 2026, at the Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The event, which marked the organization's one-year anniversary, was streamed live on FOX Nation.

In the championship bouts, David Carr retained his RAF Welterweight Championship after a close 5-4 victory over Tajmuraz Salkazanov. Jason Nolf secured the RAF Middleweight Championship by defeating Evan Wick with an 11-1 score, marking his fifth consecutive win in the promotion.

Other notable results included Tyron Woodley defeating Joaquin Buckley 14-8 in the cruiserweight division, and Max McEnelly winning against Bo Nickal with a score of 3-2. Johnni DiJulius achieved a 10-0 technical fall over Asu Almabayev. In the middleweight division, Kadik defeated Will Lewan following an injury to Lewan.