Overview
- Henry Cejudo defeated Urijah Faber by 11-0 technical fall in the RAF 06 main event at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona.
- Moments after the win, Cejudo called out Merab Dvalishvili, who accepted on the spot, and RAF made the matchup official for RAF 08 at the Liacouras Center.
- The booking revisits their UFC 298 meeting in 2024, when Dvalishvili beat Cejudo by unanimous decision under MMA rules.
- Cejudo and Dvalishvili shared a heated faceoff after the callout, with security stepping in as tensions rose.
- MMA Fighting reported Cejudo has a three-match deal with RAF, which is touring to Tampa for RAF 07 before the Philadelphia card and streams events on FOX Nation.