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COMPLETED. RESULTS (scan-2026-08-26-0904): Henry Cejudo pins Merab Dvalishvili in 36 seconds — Cejudo wins RAF Lightweight Crossover championship. Jordan Burroughs def. Sean Brady 11-0 by tech fall (Burroughs's RAF debut). Bo Nickal lost 3-2 to Max McEnelly (21yo unknown — Nickal's first wrestling loss since 2020). Tyron Woodley won. Gable Steveson won. Post-fight: Cejudo called out Cody Garbrandt; Merab said "Let's go for a trilogy in wrestling." Sources: Yahoo Sports T1, Bloody Elbow T1, MMA Mania T2. PRE-EVENT: Fox Nation. One-year anniversary of RAF's launch. MAIN EVENT CONFIRMED (scan-2026-07-28-0244, BJJEE T2 Jul 25): Merab Dvalishvili vs Henry Cejudo 2 — rematch from RAF Georgia (Jul 11) where Cejudo led 8-0 then gave up 11 consecutive points to lose 11-8. ADDED (scan-2026-07-28-0244): Gable Steveson vs Anthony Cassioppi — golden entity (avg 537 views, 83% growth). ALSO ADDED (RAF 11 presser Jul 18): Belal Muhammad vs Colby Covington — booked on the spot after Belal kicked Covington at the presser. UPDATE scan-2026-08-07-1802: CORRECTION — Covington vs Belal Muhammad IS confirmed on RAF 12 (Aug 22 Cleveland), co-main. Prior note "moved to RAF 13" was incorrect per MMA Mania + Yahoo Sports + Tapology Aug 7 confirmation. Full card: Mike Holston "The Real Tarzan" vs Larry Wheels; Bo Nickal vs Max McEnelly (205 lbs); Tyron Woodley "The Chosen One" vs Joaquin Buckley "New Mansa" (200 lbs catchweight); Evan Wick vs Jason Nolf (185 lbs RAF Championship); David Carr vs Tajmura