Overview

• The inaugural RAF01 event will stream live exclusively on Fox Nation on August 30 at Cleveland’s Wolstein Center, with a second fall event also secured for the service.
• The men’s card features Bo Nickal vs. Jacob Cardenas, Yianni Diakomihalis vs. Bajrang Punia, Darrion Caldwell vs. Real Woods and Austin Gomez vs. Lance Palmer along with two women’s bouts.
• Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle will join MMA analysts Chael Sonnen and Bubba Jenkins as the lead commentary team for RAF01.
• Aaron Brooks was removed from the RAF01 lineup after failing a USADA test for a newly banned substance, and he now faces a potential one-to-two-year suspension.
• Co-founded by Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff, Chad Bronstein and Israel Martinez, RAF has backing from UFC, USA Wrestling, the NCAA and NIL organizations to professionalize amateur wrestling.