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RAF 03: Mendes vs. Chandler
Promotional poster for RAF 03
PromotionReal American Freestyle
DateNovember 29, 2025
VenueWintrust Arena
CityChicago, Illinois
Attendance5,000[1]
Event chronology
RAF 02: Dake vs. Makoev RAF 03: Mendes vs. Chandler RAF 04: Hendrickson vs. Parris

RAF 03: Mendes vs. Chandler was a freestyle wrestling event that took place on November 29, 2025 at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois.[2]

It was the third flagship event produced by the Real American Freestyle (RAF) promotion, and aired live on Fox Nation.

Background

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Tickets for the event went on sale through Ticketmaster on October 24, 2025.[3]

Commentary for the event's live Fox Nation broadcast was provided by Kurt Angle, Cyrus Fees, Julianna Peña, and Chael Sonnen.[4]

Virginia Tech Hokies prospect Bo Bassett debuted at the event, making him the first active high school wrestler to compete in RAF.[2]

Corey Anderson suffered an injury prior to the event, and was replaced by Joaquin Buckley.[5]

Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau appeared during the broadcast and challenged RAF Cruiserweight Champion Kyle Dake to a future match, which will take place at RAF 05.[1]

It was the first RAF event with matches available for betting through major sportsbooks.[6] Alexis Gomez, Jordan Oliver, and Andriy Yatsenko won their matches despite being favored to lose.[7]

Results

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Main card (Fox Nation)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight United States Michael Chandler def. United States Chad Mendes Decision (4–1) 3 2:00
Women's Middleweight United States Kennedy Blades def. Mexico Alejandra Rivera Technical fall (11–0) 2 1:19 [a]
Heavyweight Bahrain Akhmed Tazhudinov def. United States Anthony Cassioppi Pinfall 2 1:39
Bantamweight Ukraine Andriy Yatsenko def. United States Spencer Lee Pinfall 3 1:59
Lightweight Mexico Austin Gomez def. United States Austin O'Connor Decision (9–1) 3 2:00 [b]
Featherweight United States Jordan Oliver def. United States Real Woods (c) Decision (criteria) (2–2) 3 2:00 [c]
Catchweight (160 lbs.) United States Cayden Henschel def. United States Clay Guida Technical fall (11–0) 3 0:37
Light Heavyweight United States Pat Downey def. United States Joaquin Buckley Technical fall (12–0) 1 1:13 [d]
Women's Middleweight Mexico Alexis Gomez def. United States Bella Mir Decision (7–3) 3 2:00
Featherweight United States Bo Bassett def. United States Darrion Caldwell Pinfall 1 1:00
  1. ^ For the RAF Women's Middleweight Championship.
  2. ^ RAF Lightweight title eliminator.
  3. ^ For the RAF Featherweight Championship.
  4. ^ Buckley replaced Corey Anderson.

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References

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  1. ^ a b Smith, Earl (November 30, 2025). "Two New Champions Crowned in Surprising RAF 03 Card". InterMat. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Brunt, Cliff (October 17, 2025). "High school wrestling star Bo Bassett to make Real American Freestyle debut at RAF3 in Chicago". Associated Press. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  3. ^ "Real American Freestyle Wrestling". Wintrust Arena. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  4. ^ Behunin, Alexander (November 27, 2025). "RAF 03 card, start time, date and location". MMA Mania. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  5. ^ Cruz, Guilherme (November 13, 2025). "Joaquin Buckley supports Kamaru Usman next for UFC title, complains no one calls him out: 'I'm like Voldemort'". MMA Fighting. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  6. ^ Brunt, Cliff (November 4, 2025). "Real American Freestyle partners with ALT Sports Data to bring sports betting to wrestling league". Associated Press. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  7. ^ "Best Bets: RAF 03 Pre-Event Odds Analysis". NXTbets. November 28, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  8. ^ Immel, Richard (November 30, 2025). "Blades, Oliver earn championship belts, Lee upset at RAF 03 in Chicago". USA Wrestling. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
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