Real American Freestyle’s (RAF’s) big Abu Dhabi debut is quickly becoming the most stacked card in the promotion’s short history with the addition of even more big MMA names.
RAF Abu Dhabi goes down on Saturday, November 14th from Etihad Arena in the U.A.E. and featured a main event between cruiserweight crossover champion Colby Covington and former UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev. Also of interest to MMA fans: Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Urijah Faber and Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Giga Chikadze.
Now RAF has announced two new matches with names that will stand out to UFC fans.
Top lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan is set to face Dillon Danis in the main event of an RAF event on October 14th. Now he’ll also compete a month later in Abu Dhabi against Bellator veteran Neiman Gracie, who retired Jon Fitch with a heel hook back in 2020. Tsarukyan is hoping to bounce back from a decision loss to Colby Covington at RAF 11 back in July.
Bella Mir will also be making her return to RAF for the first time since a decision loss to Alexis Gomez at RAF 3 in November 2025. She recovered from that loss to win two UFC BJJ matches, but lost a pivotal Contender Series fight to Alex Apodaca in August that’s left many wondering whether her hype train will ever really get going.
Mir will have a hard time at RAF Abu Dhabi: she’s facing women’s middleweight champion Kennedy Blades, who hasn’t surrendered a single point during her run with the wrestling promotion.
On the pure wrestling side of things, Jordan Burroughs takes on Azamat Nurykau, Kyle Dake will compete against Turkmenistan’s Alp Arslan Begenjov, and Kyle Snyder will face Shamil Erdogan.
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