Arman Tsarukyan v Urijah Faber RAF 08 LIVE UPDATES as Henry Cejudo vs Merab Dvalishvili rematch CANCELLED

RAF Wrestling returns tonight with yet another Arman Tsarukyan match set to headline in Philadelphia.

Tsarukyan will take on former WEC champion and UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber before the main event after just about making it to the City of Brotherly Love following an American Airlines incident. He was removed from a plane heading to the match, but made it to the show by chartering a jet.

Meanwhile, the main event that was due to pit two bantamweight legends against one another in Merab Dvalishvili and Henry Cejudo has been called off just hours from go time. Back in 2024, the Georgian defeated former two-weight UFC champion Cejudo in their MMA meeting.

But the American is an Olympic gold medalist in wrestling, and widely considered one of the greatest competitors in the sport’s history. He made his return to the mat earlier this year when he completely dominated Faber at RAF06.

There is also a host of big names from the sport of wrestling featured on the show, with Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder taking on Rizabek Aitmukhan in a key matchup. Anthony Cassioppi and Shamil Sharipov is another exciting clash.

We will have all of the action live right here for you on the Bloody Elbow live blog. Make sure to stay in touch by signing up for Talking Points above and getting active with our community of over 40,000 sport fans.

Merab Dvalishvili has taken part in the RAF08 fan fest

The autograph session is underway, and Merab is there completing his duties despite not having a match. What a gentleman!

Merab Dvalishvili was posting on Instagram just moments before cancellation