RAF 14 adds Ridge Lovett vs Jordan Oliver on October 23
Real American Freestyle also confirmed Lucia Yepez defending her belt against Sarah Hildebrandt on the same Fox Nation card.
Real American Freestyle has booked Ridge Lovett against Jordan Oliver for RAF 14 on October 23 at Fontainebleau Las Vegas. The promotion announced the match on its account with the caption "No quit in RIDGE," and pointed fans to Fox Nation for the broadcast. It is a straight freestyle matchup between two of the more recognizable American lightweights the promotion has signed to date.
RAF also confirmed the women's title fight on the same card, with Lucia Yepez defending her belt against Sarah Hildebrandt. That bout was earlier announced as Hildebrandt's return, and the promotion is now framing it around Yepez's belt, posting video of "The moment Yepez won the belt" alongside the announcement.
What the October 23 card looks like now
Both matches sit on a card that already has Khamzat Chimaev vs Robbie Lawler as the co-main and Mekhi Lewis against Gadzhimagomedov after Lewis signed with the promotion. Arman Tsarukyan vs Dillon Danis is also booked for the night.
Everything runs from Fontainebleau Las Vegas and streams on Fox Nation, per RAF's announcements. Tickets are being pushed through the link in the promotion's bio.
RAF has not announced a bout order, a weight for Lovett vs Oliver, or the full card. Our take: stacking a domestic freestyle name match like Lovett vs Oliver underneath the crossover attractions is the closest thing RAF has to a hardcore wrestling fan hook on this show, and Yepez vs Hildebrandt gives the women's title its first defense in front of that same audience.
What to watch: the rest of the RAF 14 card between now and October 23, and whether RAF releases a weight for the Lovett vs Oliver match.
Ridge Lovett vs Jordan Oliver at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on OCT 23 for #RAF14
Lucia Yepez defends against Sarah Hildebrandt OCT 23