| RAF 11: Tsarukyan vs. Covington | ||||
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 Promotional poster for RAF 11 | ||||
| Promotion | Real American Freestyle | |||
| Date | July 18, 2026 | |||
| Venue | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena | |||
| City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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RAF 11: Tsarukyan vs. Covington is an upcoming freestyle wrestling event that will take place on July 18, 2026, at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.1
It will be the eleventh flagship event produced by the Real American Freestyle (RAF) promotion, and will air live on Fox Nation.1
Background
Tickets for the event went on sale through Ticketmaster on May 6, 2026.2
Colby Covington will face Arman Tsarukyan in the main event.3 Covington was granted release from his UFC contract for the match to happen, as UFC does not permit their athletes to compete against each other in rival promotions.3
Ben Askren will debut against Belal Muhammad in the co-main event, marking Askren's first competitive match since his 2025 double lung transplant.4
Match card
| Main card (Fox Nation) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Cruiserweight |  Colby Covington
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vs. |  Arman Tsarukyan
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| Cruiserweight | Ben Askren
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vs. |  Belal Muhammad
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Source:5
References
References
- Aulino, Giancarlo (May 1, 2026). "Real American Freestyle Announces RAF 11 Location". Heavy. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- "Real American Freestyle 11". UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. May 1, 2026. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- Corby, Donagh (May 31, 2026). "Arman Tsarukyan vs Colby Covington confirmed with date and venue after RAF Wrestling face-off". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
- Heck, Mike (June 1, 2026). "Ben Askren returns to action after recovering from double lung transplant, faces Belal Muhammad at RAF 11". MMA Fighting. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- "RAF11: Tsarukyan vs Covington". Real American Freestyle. May 31, 2026. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
