Gable Steveson’s return to the wrestling mats is official with an opponent locked in.
Promotional officials announced on Tuesday that the Olympic gold medalist and aspiring MMA fighter is set to face UFC and PFL veteran Alexandr Romanov in the main event of RAF 9. The event takes place May 30 at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.
“We’re excited to bring RAF to Texas for the first time and to a market that lives and breathes big-time sports,” said RAF CEO Chad Bronstein said. “The momentum behind
this league continues to build, and we’re delivering matchups you simply can’t get anywhere else. Dallas is going to feel that on May 30.”
In the co-main event, Colby Covington faces former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman. Following his tech fall win over Dillon Danis at RAF 7, Covington called for an “All-American” matchup with Weidman, and he’ll get his wish.
Additional matchups will be announced in the future, the promotion says. RAF 9 streams exclusively on FOX Nation.
