RAF 08: Preview

Tonight, RAF heads back to Pennsylvania for its second stop in the Keystone State. The first was on Penn State’s campus in State College, this RAF 08 card will take place in the fighting city of Philadelphia. It seems like we’ve said it for the previous two cards, but this might be the best one from a wrestling purist's standpoint.

RAF has seemed to strike a good balance between matches for entertainment (those that might draw attention from outside the wrestling community) and quality wrestling action.

A staggering four Olympic gold medalists are set to compete on this card - three Americans and one Georgian. Two of the American gold medal winners are also current RAF titleholders and will put their belts on the line on Saturday night. The other American gold medalist will headline the card.

Here’s what to look for once the action gets underway on RAF 08.

RAF 08 will take place at 8pm (Eastern) and can be seen on FoxNation.

Lightweight bout (155 lbs) - Merab Dvalishvili vs. Henry Cejudo

Since the idea of having current/past MMA stars compete in RAF, Merab Dvalishvili has been one of the names that have been mentioned the most as someone fans want to see.

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