RAF 5 results: Stephen Buchanan shuts down Yoel Romero with 10-0 victory, calls out Jon Jones

Key Highlights

• “Loving this stage, loving you guys.“I mean competing nationally at 97 kilos but I’d love to share the mats with Wyatt Hendrickson or Gable Steveson.
• Let’s get Jon Jones.
• Jon Jones, I’d love to share the mats with you.”For his part, Romero paid homage to Buchanan on a job well done after he picked up a similar win over Downey in his return to wrestling at RAF 4 in December. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“No excuses,” Romero said.
• “The young man is really strong.”Buchanan drew first blood after swooping inside for a single leg turned into a takedown to put Romero on his heels to start the opening period.
• A few moments later, Buchanan hit another takedown and then a pair of turns to put Romero down 8-0 going into the second period. Romero was playing defense and hand fighting but not really producing any offense and a split second later Buchanan made him pay with another two-point takedown to end the match. With the 10-0 victory, Buchanan made quite the statement in his RAF debut with hopes that he’ll make waves on the international scene soon enough as he targets the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.