RAF 08: Tsarukyan vs. Faber was a freestyle wrestling event produced by the Real American Freestyle (RAF) promotion that took place on April 18, 2026 at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Background A middleweight bout between Arman Tsarukyan and former WEC Featherweight Champion (also former UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger) Urijah Faber headlined the event. Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili was originally scheduled to face former UFC Flyweight and Bantamweight Champion (also 2008 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling) Henry Cejudo in the main event, but Cejudo had to withdraw hours prior to the event.
A RAF Light Heavyweight Championship bout between reigning champion Kyle Snyder and Rizabek Aitmukhan served as the co-main event. They competed in February 2025 with Snyder winning by decision.
A RAF Women's Bantamweight Championship between champion Helen Maroulis and Alexis Janiak also took place at the event.
It was announced on the broadcast that then UFC Middleweight Champion Khamzat Chimaev had signed with the promotion and would debut at RAF 10 in June.
Results
Bonus awards The following athletes received bonuses. Match of the Night: Kyle Snyder vs. Rizabek Aitmukhan Performance of the Night: Jason Nolf
See also List of RAF events
External links
"RAF 08" at Fox Nation
References