RAF 06

RAF 06: Cejudo vs. Faber
PromotionReal American Freestyle
DateFebruary 28, 2026
VenueMullett Arena
CityTempe, Arizona
Event chronology
RAF 05: Covington vs. Rockhold RAF 06: Cejudo vs. Faber RAF 07: Dake vs. Keckeisen

RAF 06: Cejudo vs. Faber is an upcoming freestyle wrestling event that will take place on February 28, 2026, at the Mullett Arena of Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.[1]

It will be the sixth flagship event produced by the Real American Freestyle (RAF) promotion, and will air live on Fox Nation.

Background

Tickets for the event went on sale through Ticketmaster on January 2, 2026.[2]

Former UFC Flyweight and Bantamweight Champion Henry Cejudo will headline the event just weeks after his UFC retirement, facing UFC Hall of Fame inductee Urijah Faber.[3]

Keegan O'Toole was originally announced to be facing Evan Wick, but both men were rebooked against different opponents.[4] Frank Chamizo was announced as O’Toole’s new opponent, but Chamizo was subsequently replaced by Tajmuraz Salkazanov.[5]

Bryce Meredith was scheduled to face Muhammad Mokaev, but Mokaev withdrew and was replaced by Andrew Alirez.[6]

Match card

Main card (Fox Nation)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight United States Henry Cejudo vs. United States Urijah Faber
Middleweight Armenia Arman Tsarukyan vs. United States Georgio Poullas
Welterweight United States David Carr (c) vs. United States Bubba Jenkins [a]
Featherweight United States Andrew Alirez vs. United States Bryce Meredith [b]
Heavyweight United States Stephen Buchanan vs. Georgia (country) Givi Matcharashvili
Women's Strawweight Ecuador Lucía Yépez vs. United States Everest Leydecker [c]
Middleweight Slovakia Tajmuraz Salkazanov vs. United States Keegan O'Toole
Middleweight Belarus Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau vs. United States Evan Wick
Cruiserweight Egypt Mahmoud Fawzy vs. United States Zahid Valencia
Middleweight United States Chad Mendes vs. United States Benson Henderson
Featherweight United States Beau Bartlett vs. United States Jordan Oliver
Welterweight United States Clay Guida vs. United States Keelon Jimison
  1. ^ For the RAF Welterweight Championship.
  2. ^ Alirez replaced Muhammad Mokaev.
  3. ^ RAF Women's Strawweight title eliminator.

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References

  1. ^ Samano, Simon (December 30, 2025). "Henry Cejudo set to wrestle, headline Real American Freestyle 6". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  2. ^ Holland, Jesse (December 30, 2025). "What retirement?! Henry Cejudo returns, headlines RAF06 on Feb. 28 in Tempe". MMA Mania. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  3. ^ Holland, Jesse (January 2, 2026). "Henry Cejudo draws UFC Hall of Famer for RAF06 debut on Feb. 28 in Tempe". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  4. ^ Real American Freestyle (January 6, 2026). "RAF06 IS HEATING UP. Former RAF champ Evan Wick takes on former world champ Keegan O'Toole". Instagram. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
  5. ^ Real American Freestyle (February 2, 2026). "Chamizo is out. Salkazanov steps in against O'Toole at RAF06". Instagram. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
  6. ^ Real American Freestyle (February 18, 2026). "Mokaev is out. Meredith will now face Alirez at RAF06". Instagram. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  7. ^ "RAF06: Cejudo vs. Faber". Real American Freestyle. January 2, 2026. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
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