RAF Georgia: Dvalishvili vs. Cejudo rematch headlines card

Merab Dvalishvili gets a hometown showcase Saturday when he wrestles Henry Cejudo again at RAF Georgia, the pair's first meeting since Dvalishvili won their UFC bantamweight bout in February 2024.

The former UFC champion hosts Cejudo, an Olympic wrestling gold medalist, in the main event on the RAF mats in his native Georgia. MMA Fighting reports the card streams live on Fox Nation starting at noon ET.

Snyder-Sadulaev rematch anchors co-main event

Olympic champion Kyle Snyder defends his RAF heavyweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">light heavyweight title against Abdulrashid Sadulaev in the co-main event. Sadulaev beat Snyder for gold in the 97-kg finals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and leads their rivalry 3-2 across multiple matchups, which includes a medical forfeit in 2023.

The card features Arman Tsarukyan against Khamitov, Zach Elam versus Givi Matcharashvili, and Kyle Dake taking on Vladimeri Gamkrelidze. Geno Petriashvili meets Jake Varner, Helen Maroulis faces Anhelina Lysak, and Vladimer Khinchegashvili wrestles Conor Beebe.

Also on the lineup: Anastasia Nichita against Vinesh Phogat, Ernazar Akmataliev versus Zain Retherford, Jarrett Jacques taking on Razambek Zhamalov, and Brock Hardy meeting Alibeg Alibegov.

RAF Georgia streams on Fox Nation beginning at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday.

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