Hamiti to Replace Sinclair on RAF 01 Card

With last week’s announcement of the heavyweight matchup between Wyatt Hendrickson and Mostafa Elders, it appeared that Real American Freestyle’s RAF 01 card was finalized. That changed today as there will be a replacement for Aeoden Sinclair in his bout against two-time Olympic medalist Kyle Dake.

2025 NCAA champion Dean Hamiti will step in to face Dake. About a month after winning his NCAA title, Hamiti was a runner-up at the US Open to Evan Wick. Earlier this month, Hamiti traveled to Poland and earned a bronze medal at the Ziolkowski Memorial.

Additionally, over the summer, Hamiti was selected to participate in the PWL9 All-Star dual against a Russian team. Hamiti was one of four Americans to get their hand raised as he pinned Russian Nationals runner-up Mokhmad Nasirkhaev.

Hamiti earned All-American honors for Wisconsin as a freshman and sophomore. During that sophomore season, Hamiti won a Big Ten title before finishing sixth for a second time.

After missing out on the NCAA podium as a junior, Hamiti transferred to Oklahoma State for his final year of eligibility. In his only year in Stillwater, Hamiti amassed a 27-1 record and was a runner-up at the Big 12 Championships. At the NCAA Tournament, Hamiti took the tough road and downed NCAA champions Levi Haines (Penn State) and Keegan O’Toole (Missouri) to capture his national championship.

Hamiti and Hendrickson’s national titles led Oklahoma State to a third-place finish in Philadelphia.

With Hamiti in place of Sinclair, the RAF 01 card now looks like this:

• Matt Ramos vs. Nathan Tomasello  (135 lbs)
• Real Woods vs. Darrion Caldwell  (145 lbs)
• Austin Gomez vs. Lance Palmer (155 lbs)
• Wyatt Hendrickson vs. Mostafa Elders (285 lbs)
• Sarah Hildebrandt vs. Zeltzin Hernandez Guerra  (120 lbs)
• Kennedy Blades vs. Alejandra Rivera Arriaga  (150 lbs)
• Kyle Dake vs. Dean Hamiti (190 lbs)
• Evan Wick vs. Jason Nolf (175 lbs)
• Bo Nickal vs. Jacob Cardenas  (205 lbs)
• Yianni Diakomihalis vs. Bajrang Punia  (155 lbs)