Story byRAF 05 main event wrestler Colby CovingtonTim BissellSun, January 11, 2026 at 2:58 AM UTC·3 min readPreviewThe upstart Real American Freestyle (RAF) promotion has its fifth show this weekend. And they are again bringing out some recognizable UFC names to draw attention to themselves and the sport of freestyle wrestling. This time around they’ve got the divisive Colby Covington and Luke Rockhold to don singlets and rewind to their college and high school days. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCovington is the more decorated wrestler, competing for the University of Iowa and then Oregon State University (where he became a two-time Pac-10 conference champion).