Overview
- Cejudo defeated Dvalishvili by pinfall 36 seconds into the RAF 12 main event at Rocket Arena to claim the promotion’s lightweight crossover championship.
- The quick finish evens their RAF series at 1-1 and leaves open a rubber match that would be a fourth meeting across MMA and freestyle wrestling.
- Dvalishvili said he will refocus on his scheduled UFC 333 trilogy fight with Petr Yan in October while remaining open to another RAF bout.
- Cejudo used the win to call out former UFC champion Cody Garbrandt and suggested he plans to defend the RAF belt against high-profile MMA names.
- RAF 12’s anniversary card highlighted the promotion’s growth by stacking Olympic and UFC crossover fighters and showing many competitors weighed well above their usual MMA classes.