RAF 03
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RAF 03: Mendes vs. Chandler was a freestyle wrestling event that took place on November 29, 2025 at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois.
It was the third flagship event produced by the Real American Freestyle (RAF) promotion, and aired live on Fox Nation.
Background
Tickets for the event went on sale through Ticketmaster on October 24, 2025.
Commentary for the event's live Fox Nation broadcast was provided by Kurt Angle, Cyrus Fees, Julianna Peña, and Chael Sonnen.
Virginia Tech Hokies prospect Bo Bassett debuted at the event, making him the first active high school wrestler to compete in RAF.
Corey Anderson suffered an injury prior to the event, and was replaced by Joaquin Buckley.
Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau appeared during the broadcast and challenged RAF Cruiserweight Champion Kyle Dake to a future match, which took place at RAF 05.
It was the first RAF event with matches available for betting through major sportsbooks. Alexis Gomez, Jordan Oliver, and Andriy Yatsenko won their matches despite being favored to lose.
Results
| Main card (Fox Nation) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | United States Michael Chandler | def. | United States Chad Mendes | Decision (4–1) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Women's Middleweight | United States Kennedy Blades | def. | Mexico Alejandra Rivera | Technical fall (11–0) | 2 | 1:18 | |
| Heavyweight | Bahrain Akhmed Tazhudinov | def. | United States Anthony Cassioppi | Pinfall | 2 | 1:39 | |
| Bantamweight | Ukraine Andriy Yatsenko | def. | United States Spencer Lee | Pinfall | 3 | 1:59 | |
| Lightweight | Mexico Austin Gomez | def. | United States Austin O'Connor | Decision (9–1) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Featherweight | United States Jordan Oliver | def. | United States Real Woods (c) | Decision (criteria) (2–2) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Catchweight (160 lbs.) | United States Cayden Henschel | def. | United States Clay Guida | Technical fall (11–0) | 3 | 0:37 | |
| Light Heavyweight | United States Pat Downey | def. | United States Joaquin Buckley | Technical fall (12–0) | 1 | 1:13 | |
| Women's Middleweight | Mexico Alexis Gomez | def. | United States Bella Mir | Decision (7–3) | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Featherweight | United States Bo Bassett | def. | United States Darrion Caldwell | Pinfall | 1 | 1:00 |
External links
- at Apple TV
- at Fox Nation
- at IMDb
- at Tapology
- on YouTube