RAF 04: Hendrickson vs. Parris
The poster for RAF 04: Hendrickson vs. Parris
PromotionReal American Freestyle
DateDecember 20, 2025
VenueFishers Event Center
CityFishers, Indiana
Event chronology
RAF 03: Mendes vs. Chandler RAF 04: Hendrickson vs. Parris RAF 05: Covington vs. Rockhold

RAF 04: Hendrickson vs. Parris was a freestyle wrestling event that took place on December 20, 2025, at the Fishers Event Center in Fishers, Indiana.[1]

It was the fourth 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 November 14, 2025.[2]

Commentary for the event's live Fox Nation broadcast was provided by Kurt Angle, Ben Askren, Julianna Peña, Jimmy Smith, and Chael Sonnen.

Mason Parris had issued a challenge to RAF Heavyweight Champion Wyatt Hendrickson during the RAF 01 broadcast, leading to their headlining bout at this event.[3]

RAF Light Heavyweight Champion Bo Nickal was scheduled to defend his title against Yoel Romero at this event, but withdrew for undisclosed reasons.[4] Pat Downey replaced Nickal, and he faced Romero for an interim championship.[4]

RAF Lightweight Champion Yianni Diakomihalis was scheduled to defend his title against Austin Gomez at this event, but the bout was postponed to a future card due to injury.[5]

RAF Women's Strawweight Champion Sarah Hildebrandt was scheduled to defend her title against Maria Prevolaraki at this event, but the bout was postponed to a future card due to injury.[5]

Wyatt Hendrickson, Parker Keckeisen, and Yoel Romero won their matches despite being favored to lose by sportsbooks.[6]

Results

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Main card (Fox Nation)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight United States Wyatt Hendrickson (c) def. United States Mason Parris Technical fall (13–2) 2 0:49 [a]
Light Heavyweight Cuba Yoel Romero def. United States Pat Downey Technical fall (10–0) 3 0:10 [b]
Catchweight United States David Carr def. Palestine Belal Muhammad Technical fall (10–0) 2 0:29
Women’s Middleweight United States Kennedy Blades (c) def. United States Alara Boyd Technical fall (10–0) 1 [c]
Cruiserweight Belarus Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau def. United States Dustin Plott Decision (11–7) 3 2:00 [d]
Middleweight United States Dean Hamiti def. United States Evan Wick (c) Pinfall 3 1:00 [e]
Cruiserweight United States Parker Keckeisen def. United States Zahid Valencia Decision (10–2) 3 2:00
Light Heavyweight United States Trent Hidlay def. United States Jacob Cardenas Decision (5–3) 3 2:00
Middleweight United States Jason Nolf def. United States Andy Varela Technical fall (10–0) 2
  1. ^ For the RAF Heavyweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the interim RAF Light Heavyweight Championship. Downey replaced Bo Nickal.
  3. ^ For the RAF Women’s Middleweight Championship.
  4. ^ RAF Cruiserweight title eliminator.
  5. ^ For the RAF Middleweight Championship.

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References

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  1. ^ Janicki, Sam (November 12, 2025). "Hodge Winners Hendrickson and Parris to Meet at RAF 04". InterMat. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  2. ^ Montgomery, Gregg (November 13, 2025). "RAF heavyweight title to be decided at Fishers Event Center". WISH-TV. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  3. ^ "Real American Freestyle Will Livestream Nov. 29 and Dec. 20 Events on FOX Nation". Sports Video Group. November 14, 2025. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Heck, Mike (December 12, 2025). "With Bo Nickal out, Yoel Romero gets new opponent for RAF 4". MMA Fighting. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  5. ^ a b Real American Freestyle (December 10, 2025). "ENDING THE YEAR WITH A BANG". Instagram. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  6. ^ "Best Bets: RAF 04 Pre-Event Odds Analysis". NXTbets. December 19, 2025. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
  7. ^ Immel, Richard (December 21, 2025). "Hendrickson tops Parris; Blades, Carr defend titles; Hamiti, Romero earn belts at RAF 04". USA Wrestling. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
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