Gable Steveson returns to wrestling at RAF 12 on August 22

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 11: Gable Steveson walks to the Octagon during the UFC 329 event at T-Mobile Arena on July 11, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC) Gable Steveson is heading back to the wrestling mats. The Olympic gold medalist and current UFC heavyweight returns to freestyle wrestling as he faces former college opponent Anthony Cassioppi at RAF 12. The event takes place Aug. 22 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland and serves as RAF’s one-year anniversary show. Steveson makes his second appearance in RAF. In his promotional debut, Steveson earned a tech fall win over past UFC and PFL heavyweight Alexandr Romanov at RAF 9 in May. The 26-year-old made a successful UFC debut with a first-round knockout victory against Elisha Ellison at UFC 329 earlier this month. Steveson holds five wins over Cassioppi in their head-to-head matchups. Cassioppi enters the matchup with a bit of momentum following his first RAF victory this past Saturday at RAF 11, defeating Mostafa Elders by points. In his prior RAF matches, Cassioppi faced two of the best in the world in Shamil Sharipov and Akhmed Tazhudinov. RAF 12 is headlined by a matchup between Jordan Borroughs and UFC welterweight Sean Brady, while Colby Covington faces Belal Muhammad for the RAF cruiserweight crossover title in the co-main event.

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Real American Freestyle (RAF) 12 just got even more loaded. Fresh off his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut, Olympic gold medalist and two-time NCAA Division I Heavyweight champion Gable Steveson will make his second appearance for RAF against Anthony Cassioppi on Sat., Aug. 22, 2026, inside Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Steveson and Cassioppi have […]

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Gable Steveson’s second RAF matchup is set