Real American Freestyle (RAF) returns TONIGHT (Sat., April 18, 2026) with its eighth event, streaming live from Liacouras Center of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo was supposed to headline the card against former Bantamweight champion and former rival Merab Dvalishvili; however, a last-second injury forced Cejudo off the card (details here
).The new main event is No. 2-ranked UFC Lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan vs. MMA legend Urijah
Faber. The co-main event now features a championship match as Kyle Snyder defends his Light Heavyweight title against Rizabek Aitmukhan.
RAF 07 kicks off at 8 p.m. ET and airs exclusively on FOX Nation.
Below, you’ll find live results, highlights, and discussion throughout the evening.
RAF 06 Results and Highlights:
RAF 08 Main Event
175 lbs: Arman Tsarukyan vs. Urijah Faber
RAF 08 Co-Main Event
215 lbs: Kyle Snyder vs. Rizabek Aitmukhan – championship match
RAF 08 Main Card
190 lbs: Zahid Valencia vs. Aeoden Sinclair
285 lbs: Anthony Cassioppi vs. Shamil Sharipov
130 lbs: Helen Maroulis vs. Alexis Janiak – championship match
145 lbs: Real Woods vs. Anthony Ashnault
175 lbs: Jason Nolf vs. Joey Blaze
145 lbs: Vladimer Khinchegashvili vs. Johnni DiJulius
155 lbs: Lance Palmer vs. Cayden Henschel
145 lbs.: Jordan Oliver vs. Mike Vanbrill
135 lbs.: Darian Cruz vs. Lucas Byrd
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