Overview
- Dake secured the win with late points in a final scramble to close a back-and-forth match at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida.
- Kadimagomedov protested the closing sequence and raised the referee’s hand to signal disagreement with the scoring.
- The meeting revisited their Tokyo clash, where Kadimagomedov won 11-0 before taking Olympic silver and Dake later earned bronze.
- Kadimagomedov returned to the mat after a Bellator MMA signing that never produced a fight, earning an RAF 4 victory to set up the rematch.
- Dake, a four-time world champion and RAF cruiserweight titleholder, publicly invited UFC fighters to compete on RAF mats.