RAF 03

RAF 03: Mendes vs. Chandler
Promotional poster for RAF 03
PromotionReal American Freestyle
DateNovember 29, 2025
VenueWintrust Arena
CityChicago, Illinois
Attendance5,000[1]
Event chronology
RAF 02: Dake vs. Makoev RAF 03: Mendes vs. Chandler RAF 04: Hendrickson vs. Parris

RAF 03: Mendes vs. Chandler was a freestyle wrestling event that took place on November 29, 2025 at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois.[2]

It was the third flagship event produced by the Real American Freestyle (RAF) promotion, and aired live on Fox Nation.

Background

Tickets for the event went on sale through Ticketmaster on October 24, 2025.[3]

Commentary for the event's live Fox Nation broadcast was provided by Kurt Angle, Cyrus Fees, Julianna Peña, and Chael Sonnen.[4]

Virginia Tech Hokies prospect Bo Bassett debuted at the event, making him the first active high school wrestler to compete in RAF.[2]

Corey Anderson suffered an injury prior to the event, and was replaced by Joaquin Buckley.[5]

Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau appeared during the broadcast and challenged RAF Cruiserweight Champion Kyle Dake to a future match, which took place at RAF 05.[1]

It was the first RAF event with matches available for betting through major sportsbooks.[6] Alexis Gomez, Jordan Oliver, and Andriy Yatsenko won their matches despite being favored to lose.[7]

Results

Main card (Fox Nation)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight United States Michael Chandler def. United States Chad Mendes Decision (4–1) 3 2:00
Women's Middleweight United States Kennedy Blades def. Mexico Alejandra Rivera Technical fall (11–0) 2 1:18 [a]
Heavyweight Bahrain Akhmed Tazhudinov def. United States Anthony Cassioppi Pinfall 2 1:39
Bantamweight Ukraine Andriy Yatsenko def. United States Spencer Lee Pinfall 3 1:59
Lightweight Mexico Austin Gomez def. United States Austin O'Connor Decision (9–1) 3 2:00 [b]
Featherweight United States Jordan Oliver def. United States Real Woods (c) Decision (criteria) (2–2) 3 2:00 [c]
Catchweight (160 lbs.) United States Cayden Henschel def. United States Clay Guida Technical fall (11–0) 3 0:37
Light Heavyweight United States Pat Downey def. United States Joaquin Buckley Technical fall (12–0) 1 1:13 [d]
Women's Middleweight Mexico Alexis Gomez def. United States Bella Mir Decision (7–3) 3 2:00
Featherweight United States Bo Bassett def. United States Darrion Caldwell Pinfall 1 1:00
  1. ^ For the inaugural RAF Women's Middleweight Championship.
  2. ^ RAF Lightweight title eliminator.
  3. ^ For the RAF Featherweight Championship.
  4. ^ Buckley replaced Corey Anderson.

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References

  1. ^ a b Smith, Earl (November 30, 2025). "Two New Champions Crowned in Surprising RAF 03 Card". InterMat. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Brunt, Cliff (October 17, 2025). "High school wrestling star Bo Bassett to make Real American Freestyle debut at RAF3 in Chicago". Associated Press. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  3. ^ "Real American Freestyle Wrestling". Wintrust Arena. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  4. ^ Behunin, Alexander (November 27, 2025). "RAF 03 card, start time, date and location". MMA Mania. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  5. ^ Cruz, Guilherme (November 13, 2025). "Joaquin Buckley supports Kamaru Usman next for UFC title, complains no one calls him out: 'I'm like Voldemort'". MMA Fighting. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  6. ^ Brunt, Cliff (November 4, 2025). "Real American Freestyle partners with ALT Sports Data to bring sports betting to wrestling league". Associated Press. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  7. ^ "Best Bets: RAF 03 Pre-Event Odds Analysis". NXTbets. November 28, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  8. ^ Immel, Richard (November 30, 2025). "Blades, Oliver earn championship belts, Lee upset at RAF 03 in Chicago". USA Wrestling. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
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