Real American Freestyle says Anthony Pettis will challenge Arman Tsarukyan for the middleweight crossover title in the RAF 15 main event on Nov. 28; Cerrone is off the card.
From 7 reports by 6 outletsLatest Fuller RAF 15 card: Pettis-Garbrandt, Rosas-Guida, Ramos-Bravo-Young among bouts 3 updates 6 outlets
What we know
- RAF announced Anthony Pettis will challenge Arman Tsarukyan for the RAF middleweight crossover title in the RAF 15 main event; Donald Cerrone, Pettis's original opponent, is out of RAF 15.
- Pettis has never competed in freestyle wrestling; his last combat sport match was a 2024 boxing loss by unanimous decision to Chris Avila.
- Henry Cejudo faces Song Yadong for the lightweight crossover title, now the co-main event; Cayden Henschel faces Conor Beebe for the featherweight crossover title.
- Also on the card: Sergio Pettis vs. Cody Garbrandt, Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Clay Guida, Matt Ramos vs. Roman Bravo-Young, Haley Augello vs. Miranda Maverick, and Real Woods vs. Sebastian Rivera for a featherweight title.
- Petriashvili vs. Bastida is a number-one contender match for the heavyweight title held by Wyatt Hendrickson, who is not on the card; Danny Sabatello wrestles Jacob Shultz (Schultz in MiddleEasy).
- RAF 15 is at NOW Arena in the Chicago area on Nov. 28, starting 7 p.m. CT / 8 p.m. ET on Fox Nation. RAF lists the start as .
- Tsarukyan still wrestles Neiman Gracie in a non-title catchweight bout at RAF Abu Dhabi on Nov. 14, two weeks before RAF 15; his RAF record is 8-1, with the loss to Colby Covington in July.
- RAF scoring differs from folkstyle: a shot clock after a passivity call, no points for escapes, one point for a reversal or step-out, and no riding time.
Real American Freestyle announced on Tuesday that Anthony Pettis will challenge Arman Tsarukyan for the RAF middleweight crossover title in the main event of RAF 15 on Nov. 28 at NOW Arena. Pettis was scheduled to make his RAF debut against Donald Cerrone, who is now off the card entirely, according to MMA Fighting.
Henry Cejudo vs. Song Yadong, originally set as the headliner, now serves as the co-main event. Tsarukyan won the vacant title with a tech fall over Dillon Danis at RAF 14 and still wrestles Neiman Gracie in a non-title bout at RAF Abu Dhabi on Nov. 14.
Pettis has never competed in freestyle wrestling and last fought in any combat sport in 2024, losing a unanimous decision to Chris Avila in a boxing match.
The rest of the card includes Petriashvili vs. Bastida as a heavyweight title eliminator, with the winner to face champion Wyatt Hendrickson, and Danny Sabatello vs. Jacob Shultz.
Henry Cejudo vs. Song Yadong, originally set as the headliner, now serves as the co-main event. Tsarukyan won the vacant title with a tech fall over Dillon Danis at RAF 14 and still wrestles Neiman Gracie in a non-title bout at RAF Abu Dhabi on Nov. 14.
Pettis has never competed in freestyle wrestling and last fought in any combat sport in 2024, losing a unanimous decision to Chris Avila in a boxing match.
The rest of the card includes Petriashvili vs. Bastida as a heavyweight title eliminator, with the winner to face champion Wyatt Hendrickson, and Danny Sabatello vs. Jacob Shultz.
- Summary
- Real American Freestyle says Anthony Pettis will challenge Arman Tsarukyan for the middleweight crossover title in the RAF 15 main event on Nov. 28; Cerrone is off the card.
- Key points (one per line)
- RAF announced Pettis vs. Tsarukyan for the RAF middleweight crossover title at RAF 15 on Nov. 28.
Henry Cejudo vs. Song Yadong, the original headliner, is now the co-main event.
Donald Cerrone, Pettis's original opponent, is out of the card altogether.
Sergio Pettis vs. Garbrandt and Rosas Jr. vs. Guida are also on the card.
- Also reported by (Name | URL per line)
- MiddleEasy | https://middleeasy.com/brazilian-jiu-jitsu/geno-petriashvili-yonger-bastida-raf15-heavyweight-title-eliminator/
Gong Kakutogi | https://gonkaku.jp/articles/25230
MMA Fighting | https://www.mmafighting.com/raf-wrestling/518094/arman-tsarukyan-wrestles-anthony-pettis-in-main-event-of-raf-15
Knockout Daily | https://knockoutdaily.com/news/anthony-pettis-drops-cerrone-fight-to-chase-arman-tsarukyans-raf-title-in-chicago
Combat Sports UK | https://combatsportsuk.com/news/29c01511-6805-4e91-9bd2-e99255836a91/anthony-pettis-to-challenge-arman-tsarukyan-for-raf-title-at-raf-15
MiddleEasy | https://middleeasy.com/brazilian-jiu-jitsu/arman-tsarukyan-anthony-pettis-raf15-title-november28/
MMA Mania | https://www.mmamania.com/raf-wrestling-schedule-cards-live-results/482241/ufcs-no-1-ranked-lightweight-contender-books-showdown-against-former-division-champion-in-raf-15s-re-worked-main-event
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