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 "excerpt": "RAF 11 (Real American Freestyle 11) is the eleventh live event of RAF, the unscripted professional freestyle wrestling league founded by Bronstein, Martinez, and Bischoff; held July 18, 2026 in Milwaukee, won by Covington over Tsarukyan, streamed on FOX Nation.",
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 "markdown": "# RAF 11\n\nRAF 11 is the eleventh live event of [Real American Freestyle](https://www.edgepedia.org/real-american-freestyle) (RAF), the first unscripted professional freestyle wrestling league, held at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena in [Milwaukee](https://www.edgepedia.org/milwaukee), Wisconsin on July 18, 2026.<sup>[1](https://www.realamericanfreestyle.com/events/raf11)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/How-to-watch-RAF-11-Full-card-start-time-TV-channel-and-stream-201938)</sup> The event was headlined by a championship match between [Arman Tsarukyan](https://www.edgepedia.org/arman-tsarukyan) and Colby Covington and marked the final appearance of former Bellator MMA and ONE Championship titleholder Ben Askren.<sup>[2](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/How-to-watch-RAF-11-Full-card-start-time-TV-channel-and-stream-201938)</sup>\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Subject | Eleventh live event of Real American Freestyle, an unscripted professional freestyle wrestling league<sup>[1](https://www.realamericanfreestyle.com/events/raf11)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://www.themat.com/news/2026/may/28/raf-expands-partnership-with-fox-nation-for-live-events-raf-next-gen-and-original-competition-series)</sup> |\n| Date and venue | July 18, 2026, UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, Milwaukee, WI<sup>[1](https://www.realamericanfreestyle.com/events/raf11)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/How-to-watch-RAF-11-Full-card-start-time-TV-channel-and-stream-201938)</sup> |\n| Main event | Arman Tsarukyan (30, American Top Team) vs Colby Covington (38, MMA Masters), a Cruiserweight Championship Match<sup>[1](https://www.realamericanfreestyle.com/events/raf11)</sup> |\n| Result | Covington defeated Tsarukyan; Belal Muhammad defeated Ben Askren in Askren's final appearance<sup>[4](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0OISNEWC9C9QE20MOWH9TJZOLC)</sup> |\n| Broadcast | Live exclusively on FOX Nation at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT in the US; streamed on YouTube outside the US<sup>[2](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/How-to-watch-RAF-11-Full-card-start-time-TV-channel-and-stream-201938)</sup> |\n| League founders | Chad Bronstein, Israel Martinez, and Eric Bischoff; launched in 2025<sup>[3](https://www.themat.com/news/2026/may/28/raf-expands-partnership-with-fox-nation-for-live-events-raf-next-gen-and-original-competition-series)</sup> |\n| Catalogue | FOX Nation lists Real American Freestyle as 14 seasons and 43 episodes, rated TV-14<sup>[5](https://nation.foxnews.com/real-american-freestyle-nation/)</sup> |\n\n## Identity and overview\n\nRAF 11 is a live sporting event, not a scripted or web-native comedy series. Real American Freestyle is described by USA Wrestling, the sport's national governing body, as the first unscripted professional freestyle wrestling league and the new main stage for the sport's elite, founded by Chad Bronstein, Israel Martinez, and [Eric Bischoff](https://www.edgepedia.org/eric-bischoff).<sup>[3](https://www.themat.com/news/2026/may/28/raf-expands-partnership-with-fox-nation-for-live-events-raf-next-gen-and-original-competition-series)</sup> FOX Nation's listing states the format plainly: no cages and no scripts, presenting freestyle wrestling with a modern presentation, and positions the league against scripted sports entertainment.<sup>[5](https://nation.foxnews.com/real-american-freestyle-nation/)</sup>\n\n## The event: card and results\n\nRAF 11 took place at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena on July 18, 2026, and featured current and former UFC stars.<sup>[2](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/How-to-watch-RAF-11-Full-card-start-time-TV-channel-and-stream-201938)</sup> The headline bout matched Arman Tsarukyan, age 30, of [American Top Team](https://www.edgepedia.org/american-top-team), from Akhalkalaki, Georgia, against [Colby Covington](https://www.edgepedia.org/colby-covington), age 38, of MMA Masters, from [Clovis, California](https://www.edgepedia.org/clovis-california), in a Cruiserweight Championship Match.<sup>[1](https://www.realamericanfreestyle.com/events/raf11)</sup> Sherdog's preview described the headline as carrying the inaugural RAF Crossover Championship; the league's own event page calls it the Cruiserweight Championship, and both descriptions refer to the same Tsarukyan vs Covington main event.<sup>[1](https://www.realamericanfreestyle.com/events/raf11)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/How-to-watch-RAF-11-Full-card-start-time-TV-channel-and-stream-201938)</sup>\n\nIn the results, Colby Covington defeated Arman Tsarukyan in the main event, and [Belal Muhammad](https://www.edgepedia.org/belal-muhammad) won his match against [Ben Askren](https://www.edgepedia.org/ben-askren), which was Askren's final appearance.<sup>[4](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0OISNEWC9C9QE20MOWH9TJZOLC)</sup>\n\n## Broadcast, platform, and availability\n\nIn the United States, RAF 11 aired live exclusively on FOX Nation at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT; viewers outside the United States could stream the event on YouTube.<sup>[2](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/How-to-watch-RAF-11-Full-card-start-time-TV-channel-and-stream-201938)</sup> USA Wrestling says RAF events stream live on FOX Nation.<sup>[3](https://www.themat.com/news/2026/may/28/raf-expands-partnership-with-fox-nation-for-live-events-raf-next-gen-and-original-competition-series)</sup> As secondary distribution, Prime Video carries Real American Freestyle Season 11 (2026), a six-episode season produced by foxtv under the FOX Nation studio label, including a 3-hour-28-minute compilation titled \"The Best of RAF 11: Milwaukee\".<sup>[4](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0OISNEWC9C9QE20MOWH9TJZOLC)</sup>\n\n## The league in context\n\nRAF positions itself as authentic competition rather than predetermined entertainment. Its platform listing describes the product as raw, unadulterated combat bringing elite wrestlers to a professional stage for the first time, in contrast to scripted sports entertainment.<sup>[5](https://nation.foxnews.com/real-american-freestyle-nation/)</sup> The league's card of current and former UFC fighters reflects a crossover model that draws athletes from mixed martial arts into freestyle wrestling matches.<sup>[2](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/How-to-watch-RAF-11-Full-card-start-time-TV-channel-and-stream-201938)</sup>\n\n**Sibling programming.** On May 28, 2026, RAF announced an expanded partnership with FOX Nation adding 14 more live events, year-round coverage of a youth program called RAF NEXT GEN, and an original competition series, UNDISCOVERED: The Search For The Next RAF Superstar.<sup>[3](https://www.themat.com/news/2026/may/28/raf-expands-partnership-with-fox-nation-for-live-events-raf-next-gen-and-original-competition-series)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[6](https://www.mmamania.com/ncaa-wrestling-news-and-results/446494/raf-ramps-up-live-event-schedule-tuf-style-reality-show-fox-nation-lineup)</sup> RAF NEXT GEN launched on July 19, 2026 in Milwaukee, the day after RAF 11, with an inaugural event featuring 47 weight classes across four age divisions (8U, 10U, 12U, and 15U) and capacity for more than 1,000 athletes.<sup>[3](https://www.themat.com/news/2026/may/28/raf-expands-partnership-with-fox-nation-for-live-events-raf-next-gen-and-original-competition-series)</sup>\n\n## By the numbers\n\nThe league reports generating billions of media impressions and more than 250 million social views per event since launching in 2025.<sup>[3](https://www.themat.com/news/2026/may/28/raf-expands-partnership-with-fox-nation-for-live-events-raf-next-gen-and-original-competition-series)</sup> A trade report puts the launch in August 2025 and cites more than 300 million social views per event; the figures are league-reported and the two published counts differ.<sup>[7](https://youthsportsbusinessreport.com/u-s-air-force-partners-with-real-american-freestyle-as-league-builds-youth-wrestling-pipeline/)</sup> As of the FOX Nation listing, the RAF catalog on the platform spans 14 seasons and 43 episodes, of which RAF 11 is one event.<sup>[5](https://nation.foxnews.com/real-american-freestyle-nation/)</sup>\n\n## What has changed since 2023\n\nEverything about RAF 11 postdates 2023. The league launched in 2025, with a trade report dating the launch to August 2025.<sup>[3](https://www.themat.com/news/2026/may/28/raf-expands-partnership-with-fox-nation-for-live-events-raf-next-gen-and-original-competition-series)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[7](https://youthsportsbusinessreport.com/u-s-air-force-partners-with-real-american-freestyle-as-league-builds-youth-wrestling-pipeline/)</sup> On May 28, 2026, RAF and FOX Nation expanded their partnership to 14 additional live events, the RAF NEXT GEN youth coverage, and the UNDISCOVERED original series.<sup>[3](https://www.themat.com/news/2026/may/28/raf-expands-partnership-with-fox-nation-for-live-events-raf-next-gen-and-original-competition-series)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[8](https://nwhof.org/news/real-american-freestyle-expands-partnership-with-fox-nation-for-live-events-raf-next-gen-original-competition-series)</sup> RAF 11 followed on July 18, 2026, delivering the Covington victory over Tsarukyan and Muhammad's win over Askren, and RAF NEXT GEN debuted the next day in the same city.<sup>[4](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0OISNEWC9C9QE20MOWH9TJZOLC)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://www.themat.com/news/2026/may/28/raf-expands-partnership-with-fox-nation-for-live-events-raf-next-gen-and-original-competition-series)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [RAF11 | Tsarukyan vs Covington, Real American Freestyle (official event page)](https://www.realamericanfreestyle.com/events/raf11)\n2. [How to watch RAF 11: Full card, start time, TV channel and stream, Sherdog](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/How-to-watch-RAF-11-Full-card-start-time-TV-channel-and-stream-201938)\n3. [RAF expands partnership with FOX Nation, USA Wrestling (themat.com)](https://www.themat.com/news/2026/may/28/raf-expands-partnership-with-fox-nation-for-live-events-raf-next-gen-and-original-competition-series)\n4. [Prime Video: Real American Freestyle Season 11](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0OISNEWC9C9QE20MOWH9TJZOLC)\n5. [Watch Real American Freestyle, FOX Nation](https://nation.foxnews.com/real-american-freestyle-nation/)\n6. [RAF ramps up live event schedule, adds TUF style reality show to FOX Nation lineup, MMA Mania](https://www.mmamania.com/ncaa-wrestling-news-and-results/446494/raf-ramps-up-live-event-schedule-tuf-style-reality-show-fox-nation-lineup)\n7. [U.S. Air Force Partners With Real American Freestyle as League Builds Youth Wrestling Pipeline, Youth Sports Business Report](https://youthsportsbusinessreport.com/u-s-air-force-partners-with-real-american-freestyle-as-league-builds-youth-wrestling-pipeline/)\n8. [Real American Freestyle Expands Partnership with FOX Nation, National Wrestling Hall of Fame](https://nwhof.org/news/real-american-freestyle-expands-partnership-with-fox-nation-for-live-events-raf-next-gen-original-competition-series)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Unscripted, reality, and web-native series › Web-native and streaming-original series › Comedy, drama, and general-genre web series*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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