Blades clinches 68kg, Woods vs Bassett tonight
Isabella Mir withdrew from Final X, handing Kennedy Blades the Senior World Team spot at 68 kg without a match. The 65 kg spot still gets settled on the mat tonight.
On the mat
Blades clinches 68kg World spot as Mir withdraws from Final X
USA Wrestling announced that Kennedy Blades has clinched the Senior World Team spot at 68 kg after Isabella Mir withdrew from Final X, per Ross Bartachek. Mir will represent the United States at the U23 World Championships instead.
The work is done. Full sprint. Full surrender.
Why it matters: Two Senior World Team spots settle in one night, one without a match being wrestled.
- Woods vs Bassett, 65kg, 6 ET on FloWrestling
- Welker vs Guilford best-of-three on the same card
RAF books Arman Tsarukyan vs Dillon Danis at RAF 14
Real American Freestyle has added Arman Tsarukyan against Dillon Danis to RAF 14 on October 23 at Fontainebleau Las Vegas. The promotion announced it with tickets in bio and the card airing on Fox Nation.
Why it matters: Another MMA name on the RAF 14 card, which already runs deep on crossover bookings.
- RAF 14, October 23, Fontainebleau Las Vegas
Deputy and Woode miss weight at Who's Number One
Kooper Deputy at 106 and Analu Woode at 113 both missed weight for Who's Number One, per Justin Basch and Pat Mineo. Basch floated Evan Restivo against Luke Loren as a possible replacement, noting they weighed in two pounds apart at 111 and 113, with nothing officially announced.
For Kooper and Loren, the match was 106 +5, but Kooper never made it to weighins.
Why it matters: Two of the lightest marquee matchups on the WNO card are in doubt hours out.
- Official replacement bouts from FloWrestling