Arman Tsarukyan vs. Colby Covington official as RAF 11 main event

Colby Covington and Arman Tsarukyan are set to meet in the main event of RAF 11 on July 18 at UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee. The matchup became official after both fighters won their respective bouts at RAF 9 in Dallas on Saturday and publicly called each other out. Covington, the former UFC interim welterweight champion, retired from the UFC earlier this month to focus full-time on wrestling and his RAF career. His departure from the UFC reportedly cleared a potential regulatory hurdle, as the promotion had been reluctant to see active UFC fighters compete in RAF. Tsarukyan, competing in RAF for the second time, improved to 5-0 in the promotion with a technical fall victory over Mugzy at RAF 9. The Dallas card set the stage for this high-profile matchup between two accomplished combat athletes transitioning their focus to competitive wrestling.