Two-Time All-American Ramos Signs with RAF

The roster additions continue to roll in for Real American Freestyle (RAF)! Today, RAF announced that they’ve signed two-time NCAA All-American Matt Ramos. Ramos recently finished his collegiate career at Purdue and will go down as one of the top wrestlers in Boilermaker history. 

Ramos is best known for his shocking upset of three-time NCAA champion Spencer Lee of Iowa in the 2023 NCAA semifinals. Ramos would go on to finish as the national runner-up that year. In 2025, he got on the podium for a second time and was fourth. In each of his last three trips to the NCAA Tournament, Ramos earned a top-four seed in the 125 lb weight class. 

When Ramos earned All-American honors in 2025, he became the first Purdue wrestler since 2006 to get on the podium twice. His 2023 NCAA finals appearance was also the first by a Purdue wrestler since 2006. He’ll finish his career with the third-best winning percentage in Purdue history. 

Ramos also did some of his best work in Vegas at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. He won the event in 2024 and placed four times (1,7,2,8). 

Earlier this offseason, Purdue announced that Ramos will join the Boilermaker coaching staff for the 2025-26 season. He is also set to represent the Philippines on the international stage while chasing Olympic and World titles. 

Ramos does have a strong freestyle pedigree. He was a Cadet world champion in 2018 at 51 kg. In 2022, he won the US Open at 57 kg. 

RAF’s inaugural event will take place on August 30th from Cleveland, Ohio. More information about tickets and an actual card will be found here as the information is released.

With Ramos’ addition, the RAF roster now looks like this: 

Ben Askren

Kennedy Blades

Aaron Brooks

David Carr

Kyle Dake

Austin Gomez

Seth Gross

Wyatt Hendrickson

Trent Hidlay

Parker Keckeisen

Will Lewan

Matt Ramos

Zahid Valencia

Evan Wick

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