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Real American Freestyle\u2019s (RAF\u2019s) big Abu Dhabi debut is quickly becoming the most stacked card in the promotion\u2019s short history with the addition of even more big MMA names.<\/p>\n
RAF Abu Dhabi goes down on Saturday, November 14th from Etihad Arena in the U.A.E. and featured a main event between cruiserweight crossover champion Colby Covington and former UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev. Also of interest to MMA fans: Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Urijah Faber and Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Giga Chikadze.<\/p>\n
Now RAF has announced two new matches with names that will stand out to UFC fans.<\/p>\n
Top lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan is set to face Dillon Danis in the main event of an RAF event on October 14th. Now he\u2019ll also compete a month later in Abu Dhabi against Bellator veteran Neiman Gracie, who retired Jon Fitch with a heel hook back in 2020. Tsarukyan is hoping to bounce back from a decision loss to Colby Covington at RAF 11 back in July.<\/p>\n
Bella Mir will also be making her return to RAF for the first time since a decision loss to Alexis Gomez at RAF 3 in November 2025. She recovered from that loss to win two UFC BJJ matches, but lost a pivotal Contender Series fight to Alex Apodaca in August that\u2019s left many wondering whether her hype train will ever really get going.<\/p>\n
Mir will have a hard time at RAF Abu Dhabi: she\u2019s facing women\u2019s middleweight champion Kennedy Blades, who hasn\u2019t surrendered a single point during her run with the wrestling promotion.<\/p>\n
On the pure wrestling side of things, Jordan Burroughs takes on Azamat Nurykau, Kyle Dake will compete against Turkmenistan\u2019s Alp Arslan Begenjov, and Kyle Snyder will face Shamil Erdogan.<\/p>\n
Real American Freestyle events air exclusively on FOX Nation, but keep it locked to MMAMania.com for all the highlights from the event.<\/p>\n