| RAF Georgia: Dvalishvili vs. Cejudo | ||||
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 The poster for RAF Georgia: Dvalishvili vs. Cejudo | ||||
| Promotion | Real American Freestyle | |||
| Date | July 11, 2026 | |||
| Venue | Tbilisi Arena | |||
| City | Tbilisi, Georgia | |||
| Attendance | 8,000+ | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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RAF Georgia: Dvalishvili vs. Cejudo was a freestyle wrestling event produced by the Real American Freestyle (RAF) promotion that took place on July 11, 2026, at the Tbilisi Arena in Tbilisi, Georgia.
The event marked RAF's first visit to Georgia and featured several of the nation's top freestyle wrestlers. In the main event, former UFC Bantawmeight Champion Merab Dvalishvili faced former UFC Flyweight and Bantamweight Champion (also 2008 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling) Henry Cejudo. They were originally scheduled to compete at RAF 08 in April 2026 but Cejudo withdrew hours before the event. They competed at UFC 298 in mixed martial arts in February 2024 where Dvalishvili won via unanimous decision.
Three championship bouts took place at the event:
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight |  Merab Dvalishvili |
def. |  Henry Cejudo |
Decision (11–8) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Kyle Snyder (c) |
def. |  Abdulrashid Sadulaev |
Pinfall | 3 | 0:25 | |
| Cruiserweight | Kyle Dake (c) |
def. | Vladimer Gamkrelidze |
Decision (2–0) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Featherweight | Vladimer Khinchegashvili |
def. | Conor Beebe |
Technical fall (11–0) | 2 | 2:00 | |
| Lightweight |  Ernazar Akmataliev |
def. | Zain Retherford |
Decision (criteria) (3–3) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Givi Matcharashvili |
def. | Zach Elam |
Decision (7–3) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Geno Petriashvili |
def. | Jake Varner |
Technical fall (10–0) | 2 | 1:02 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Helen Maroulis (c) |
def. |  Anhelina Lysak |
Pinfall | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Cruiserweight |  Razambek Zhamalov |
def. | Jarrett Jacques |
Decision (3–2) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Women's Bantamweight |  Anastasia Nichita |
def. |  Vinesh Phogat |
Decision (7–6) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Featherweight | Brock Hardy |
def. |  Alibeg Alibegov |
Technical fall (13–2) | 2 | 1:22 | |
| Middleweight |  Arman Tsarukyan |
def. |  Kuat Khamitov |
Technical fall (11–0) | 3 | 1:06 | |
The following athletes received bonuses.
