RAF 01
2025 wrestling event
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.
It was the inaugural flagship event produced by the Real American Freestyle (RAF) promotion, and aired live on Fox Nation.
01Background
The event began with a tribute to Real American Freestyle (RAF) co-founder Hulk Hogan, who had died in July 2025.
Commentary for the event's live Fox Nation broadcast was provided by Kurt Angle, Bubba Jenkins and Chael Sonnen.
Ben Askren was originally supposed to compete on the card, but had to withdraw after suffering complications from pneumonia.
Holly Holm was the surprise replacement for Kennedy Blades, who was not cleared for the event by NCAA. Most Valuable Promotions granted Holm an exemption to compete as Blades' replacement.
Tito Ortiz challenged Chael Sonnen during the broadcast to a future match, which Sonnen accepted. Mason Parris challenged RAF Heavyweight Champion Wyatt Hendrickson during the broadcast to a match at RAF 04, which Hendrickson accepted.
02Results
| Main card (Fox Nation) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Wyatt Hendrickson | def. | Mostafa Elders | Technical fall (14-1) | 2 | 1:08 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Bo Nickal | def. | Jacob Cardenas | Decision (6-4) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Women's Middleweight | Alejandra Rivera | def. | Holly Holm | Decision (9-7) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Cruiserweight | Kyle Dake | def. | Dean Hamiti | Technical fall (11-0) | 2 | 1:57 | |
| Featherweight | Real Woods | def. | Darrion Caldwell | Pinfall | 2 | 1:29 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Sarah Hildebrandt | def. | Zeltzin Hernandez | Technical fall (11-0) | 3 | 1:24 | |
| Middleweight | Evan Wick | def. | Jason Nolf | Decision (10-8) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| 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 | |
| Bantamweight | Nathan Tomasello | def. | Matt Ramos | Decision (4-3) | 3 | 2:00 | |
03Bonus awards
The following athletes received bonuses.
- Performance of the Night: Evan Wick
Sources and credits
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