RAF 11: Tsarukyan vs. Covington was a freestyle wrestling event produced by the Real American Freestyle (RAF) promotion that took place on July 18, 2026, at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Background The event featured the introduction of the promotion's new RAF Cruiserweight Crossover Championship, a symbolic special attraction title created for athletes crossing over from other sports to compete on the RAF mats. The inaugural bout saw former interim UFC Welterweight Champion Colby Covington face undefeated contender Arman Tsarukyan.
Former Bellator Welterweight Champion and former ONE Welterweight Champion Ben Askren, a two-time NCAA Division I national champion who nearly died from pneumonia in 2025, faced former UFC Welterweight Champion Belal Muhammad in the co-main event.
A RAF Women's Strawweight Champion bout between Lucía Yépez and Felicity Taylor took place at the event. On June 23, for undisclosed reasons, inaugural champion, 2024 Summer Olympics gold medalist and seven-time Pan American Wrestling Championships gold medalist Sarah Hildebrandt was stripped off her title and Yépez was promoted to undisputed champion.
RAF Bantamweight Champion Austin DeSanto was scheduled defend his title against Ben Davino. However, for undisclosed reasons, DeSanto withdrew from the match and was replaced by Arsen Harutyunyan.
Results
Bonus awards The following athletes received bonuses. Match of the Night: Colby Covington vs. Arman Tsarukyan and Belal Muhammad vs. Ben Askren Performance of the Night: Trent Hidlay
See also List of RAF events
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