RAF 05
2026 wrestling event
RAF 05: Covington vs. Rockhold was a freestyle wrestling event that took place on January 10, 2026 at the Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida.
It was the fifth flagship event produced by the Real American Freestyle (RAF) promotion, and aired live on Fox Nation.
01Background
A cruiserweight bout between former interim UFC Welterweight Champion Colby Covington and former UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold headlined the event.
Tickets for the event went on sale through SeatGeek on December 5, 2025.
Commentary for the event's live Fox Nation broadcast was provided by Kurt Angle, Cyrus Fees, Julianna Peña, and Chael Sonnen.
RAF Cruiserweight Champion Kyle Dake defended his title at this event against Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau. Kadzimahamedau had issued a challenge to Dake during the RAF 03 broadcast, leading to the bout. Dake previously lost to Kadzimahamedau in the quarterfinals of the 2020 Summer Olympics.
RAF Light Heavyweight Champion Bo Nickal was scheduled to defend his title against interim champion Yoel Romero at this event, but the bout was canceled after Romero missed weight and was stripped of his title. Romero won the interim title by defeating Pat Downey at RAF 04, a match made after Nickal withdrew from his scheduled title defense against Romero.
Jordan Oliver was scheduled to defend the RAF Featherweight Championship against Real Woods at this event in a rematch of their RAF 03 bout, but Oliver missed weight and was stripped of his title. The vacant title would have been awarded to Woods if he won the match, but since Oliver won it remained held up.
Austin DeSanto, Mostafa Elders, and Jordan Oliver won their matches despite being favored to lose by sportsbooks.
02Results
| Main card (Fox Nation) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Cruiserweight | Colby Covington | def. | Luke Rockhold | Technical fall (12-0) | 2 | 0:42 | |
| Cruiserweight | Kyle Dake (c) | def. | Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau | Decision (10-7) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Catchweight (170 lb) | Arman Tsarukyan | def. | Lance Palmer | Technical fall (10-0) | 1 | 1:35 | |
| Featherweight | Jordan Oliver | def. | Real Woods | Decision (criteria) (3-3) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Stephen Buchanan | def. | Yoel Romero | Technical fall (10-0) | 2 | 1:11 | |
| Cruiserweight | Zahid Valencia | def. | Nate Jackson | Decision (4-0) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Austin DeSanto | def. | Nathan Tomasello (c) | Technical fall (11-1) | 2 | 1:04 | |
| Featherweight | Bo Bassett | def. | Cayden Henschell | Technical fall (14-4) | 1 | 1:39 | |
| Heavyweight | Mostafa Elders | def. | Steve Mocco | Decision (6-1) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Featherweight | Patricio Lugo | def. | Johnni DiJulius | Technical fall (11-0) | 2 | 1:30 | |
| Openweight | Georgio Poullas | def. | Keelon Jimison | Technical fall (11-1) | 1 | 1:37 | |
03Bonus awards
The following athletes received bonuses.
- Match of the Night: Kyle Dake vs. Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau
Sources and credits
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