RAF 14 Card Loaded With Tsarukyan, Chimaev and Lawler This Friday
RAF 14 brings a stacked crossover card to Las Vegas on Friday with UFC stars headlining.

Real American Freestyle has finalized its RAF 14 card for this Friday, October 23, at the BleauLive Theater inside the Fontainebleau Las Vegas. The event airs on FOX Nation starting at 8 p.m. ET.
Arman Tsarukyan headlines against Dillon Danis for the inaugural RAF Middleweight Crossover Championship. Tsarukyan has been one of RAF's most active competitors, per LowKick MMA, with RAF 14 marking his ninth appearance in the promotion. His lone RAF loss came against Colby Covington at RAF 11 in July, a 5-3 decision for the Cruiserweight Crossover title. Danis enters 0-2 in RAF competition, having lost to both Covington and Khamzat Chimaev earlier this year.
The co-main event pits Chimaev against former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler at catchweight. Chimaev (15-1) is a massive favorite, per Combat Edge, but Lawler (30-16) has never been an easy night for anyone.
The 12-fight card also features Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs against Michael Caliendo at middleweight, UFC middleweight Brendan Allen taking on Alexander Shlemenko at cruiserweight, and Bella Mir competing at bantamweight against Hope Chase. Former NCAA champions Nick Suriano and Dylan Ragusin meet at featherweight in what should be a pure wrestling showcase.
RAF continues to grow its crossover model by pulling active UFC fighters into Olympic-style wrestling competition. No strikes. No submissions. Just wrestling on the mats, with MMA's biggest names putting their grappling credentials on the line.
I love what RAF is doing. You want to know who can actually wrestle? Put them on the mats and find out. No cage, no gloves, no excuses.
Tsarukyan should handle Danis without much trouble. Arman is an elite grappler competing against a guy who is 0-2 in RAF and whose best days were on Instagram. The middleweight crossover title is Tsarukyan's to lose.
The fight I am actually circling is Chimaev vs. Lawler. Robbie is 42 years old and has 46 professional fights on his body, but the man does not know how to have a boring contest. Even in a wrestling format, Lawler is going to make Khamzat work. And Jordan Burroughs on the card? That is appointment viewing for anyone who respects the sport. Friday night in Vegas, wrestling on FOX Nation. The crossover era is real.



