RAF 09

RAF 09: Steveson vs. Romanov was a freestyle wrestling event produced by the Real American Freestyle (RAF) promotion that took place on May 30, 2026, at the Col

RAF 09
RAF 09: Steveson vs. Romanov
The poster for RAF 09: Steveson vs. Romanov
PromotionReal American Freestyle
DateMay 30, 2026
VenueCollege Park Center
CityArlington, Texas
Attendance3,252[1]
Event chronology
RAF 08: Tsarukyan vs. Faber RAF 09: Steveson vs. Romanov RAF 10: Chimaev vs. Danis

RAF 09: Steveson vs. Romanov was a freestyle wrestling event produced by the Real American Freestyle (RAF) promotion that took place on May 30, 2026, at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.[2][3]

Background

The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between 2020 Summer Olympic gold medalist (also three-time age-group world champion) Gable Steveson and Alexander Romanov.[2]

A catchweight 200 pound bout between former interim UFC Welterweight Champion Colby Covington and former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman served as the co-main event.[2]

A RAF Light Heavyweight Championship bout between reigning champion Kyle Snyder and Georgian world medalist Givi Matcharashvili took place at the event.[3] They competed two other times with Snyder winning in April 2018 and December 2022.

A RAF Featherweight Championship bout between champion Real Woods and Ibragim Ilyasov also took place at the event.[3]

2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships' Men's freestyle 70 kg gold medalist Ernazar Akmataliev was scheduled to face two-time Dan Hodge Trophy winner Zain Retherford (also three-time NCAA Division I National champion and Pan-American champion).[4] However, Akmataliev had to withdraw due to visa issues causing the match to be postponed to RAF Georgia in July 2026, so he was replaced by Antrell Taylor.[5][6]

Results

Main card (Fox Nation)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight United States Gable Steveson def. Moldova Alexander Romanov Technical fall (10–0) 2 1:07
Catchweight (200 lb) United States Colby Covington def. United States Chris Weidman Decision (5–4) 3 2:00
Light Heavyweight United States Kyle Snyder (c) def. Georgia (country) Givi Matcharashvili Technical fall (10–0) 3 0:41 [a]
Lightweight Georgia (country) Merab Dvalishvili def. United States Frankie Edgar Technical fall (12–1) 3 1:34
Featherweight United States Real Woods (c) def. Russia Ibragim Ilyasov Fall 1 2:11 [b]
Middleweight United States Jason Nolf def. United States Christopher Minto Decision (10–5) 3 2:00
Cruiserweight United States Parker Keckeisen def. Greece Georgios Kougioumtsidis Decision (8–5) 3 2:00
Lightweight United States Zain Retherford def. United States Antrell Taylor Decision (8–0) 3 2:00
Lightweight United States Ridge Lovett def. India Bajrang Punia Decision (13–8) 3 2:00 [c]
Catchweight (120 lb) Ecuador Lucia Yepez def. United States Cameron Guerin Technical fall (10–0) 1 1:48
Middleweight Armenia Arman Tsarukyan def. United States Keelon Jimison Technical fall (16–5) 1 1:56
  1. ^ For the RAF Light Heavyweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the RAF Featherweight Championship.
  3. ^ RAF Lightweight title eliminator.

[7]

Bonus awards

The following athletes received bonuses.[8][9]

  • Match of the Night: Parker Keckeisen vs. Georgios Kougioumtsidis and Jason Nolf vs. Christopher Minto
  • Performance of the Night: Merab Dvalishvili

See also

References

  1. ^ WrestleTix (2026-05-31). "WrestleTix: RAF Real American Freestyle – Sat • May 30 – College Park Center at Arlington, TX". wrestlenomics.com. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  2. ^ a b c Drake Riggs (2026-05-31). "RAF 9 results: Gable Steveson, Merab Dvalishvili dominate; Arman Tsarukyan vs. Colby Covington set for July". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  3. ^ a b c Richard Immel (2026-05-31). "Steveson dominates in RAF 09 main event, Snyder, Woods earn title belts". themat.com. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  4. ^ AKIpress News Agency (2026-04-15). "Эрназар Акматалиев подписал контракт с американской лигой RAF". akipress.org. Retrieved 2026-07-23. (in Russian)
  5. ^ "Debut of Kyrgyz wrestler Ernazar Akmataliev in USA's RAF league fell through due to visa issues". akipress.com. 2026-06-17. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  6. ^ "Kyrgyzstani Ernazar Akmataliev defeats Rutherford in RAF debut". akipress.com. 2026-07-12. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  7. ^ Real American Freestyle (2026-05-30). "RAF 9: Steveson vs. Romanov". realamericanfreestyle.com. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
  8. ^ Real American Freestyle (2026-05-30). "Two matches owned the night". instagram.com. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  9. ^ Real American Freestyle (2026-05-30). "WHAT A NIGHT FOR THE MACHINE". instagram.com. Retrieved 2026-07-26.

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