{"id":36891,"date":"2026-02-24T21:09:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T21:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Merab-Dvalishvili-to-headline-upcoming-RAF-event-in-Philadelphia-200246"},"modified":"2026-02-24T21:09:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T21:09:47","slug":"merab-dvalishvili-to-headline-upcoming-raf-event-in-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/merab-dvalishvili-to-headline-upcoming-raf-event-in-philadelphia\/","title":{"rendered":"Merab Dvalishvili to headline upcoming RAF event in Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Merab
\nDvalishvili<\/a> is the latest
\nUFC<\/a> star to cross over the Real American Freestyle.<\/p>\n

The organization announced on Tuesday that Dvalishvili will
\nheadline RAF 8 in Philadelphia on April 18. His opponent will be
\nrevealed at a later date. RAF 8 will stream exclusively on Fox
\nNation.<\/p>\n

\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cOne of MMA\u2019s most dominant champions is coming to wrestling\u2019s new
\nmain stage,\u201d read a post on social media.<\/p>\n

A Growing Talent Pool<\/h2>\n

RAF, an unscripted professional wrestling league, has already
\nenlisted the services of former and current UFC stars like Henry
\nCejudo<\/a>, Arman
\nTsarukyan<\/a>, Bo Nickal<\/a>,
\nUrijah
\nFaber<\/a>, Yoel Romero<\/a>,
\nColby
\nCovington<\/a> and Michael
\nChandler<\/a>, to name a few. The promotion\u2019s upcoming event, RAF 6,
\ntakes place on Saturday in Tempe, Arizona and is headlined by a
\nclash between Cejudo and Faber.<\/p>\n

Over the course of a 14-bout winning streak from 2018 to 2025,
\nDvalishvili established himself as the UFC\u2019s top bantamweight
\ntalent. \u201cThe Machine\u201d captured 135-pound gold with a third-round
\nsubmission of Sean
\nO’Malley<\/a> at UFC 306 before defending the crown three straight
\ntimes to begin his 2025 campaign. His reign ended in a unanimous
\ndecision defeat against Petr Yan<\/a> at
\n
\nUFC 323<\/a> this past December.<\/p>\n

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\n

One of MMA\u2019s most dominant champions is
\ncoming to wrestling\u2019s new main stage.<\/p>\n

Merab Dvalishvili headlines RAF08 in Philadelphia. Opponent
\ndropping soon.<\/p>\n

Stream exclusively on @foxnation<\/a>.
\nTicket pre-sale starts tomorrow: https:\/\/t.co\/VfmjDeSyK9<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/vSu5fvBojV<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Real American Freestyle (@RAFWrestlingUSA)
\nFebruary 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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