Overview
- Real American Freestyle confirmed between July 3 and July 4 that Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs will headline RAF 12 against UFC welterweight Sean Brady on August 22 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.
- The main event will be held at a catchweight and will stream exclusively on Fox Nation, according to the promotion's announcement.
- Burroughs, 37, is a six-time world/Olympic champion who last competed at the 2024 World Championships where he lost to Mohammad Nokhodi, and he returns to competition for his RAF debut.
- Sean Brady is a top-five UFC welterweight and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt who recently beat Joaquin Buckley, and he will make his RAF debut against a specialist wrestling opponent.
- RAF’s rules remove strikes, submissions, and a cage, which creates a direct freestyle-wrestling matchup that favors Burroughs and furthers the promotion’s strategy of signing high-profile MMA names to grow its audience.