Overview

• Wyatt Hendrickson closed RAF 01 with a dominant 14-1 technical fall over Egypt Olympian Mostafa Elders at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland.
• Bo Nickal returned to freestyle with a 6-4 victory against Jacob Cardenas, said he plans to compete again in RAF, and hinted at an imminent UFC return.
• Holly Holm took a one-day notice match against Alejandra Rivera and lost a competitive bout 9-7.
• The event featured a WWE-produced tribute to late co-founder Hulk Hogan presented by his son, Nick, and honored Ben Askren, who supported the launch while recovering from a double-lung transplant.
• Chael Sonnen served as commentator as Tito Ortiz challenged him on the broadcast for a potential RAF 2 match, and Eric Bischoff said talks are underway with major international distributors.