Holly Holm steps in last minute for Real American Freestyle Wrestling 1
Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm made a surprise appearance tonight at the launch of Real American Freestyle Wrestling at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
The promotion, founded by the late pro wrestling star Hulk Hogan and promoter Eric Bischoff, launched Saturday with RAF 1. and Holm faced Alejandra Rivera after Kennedy Blades was ruled out.
Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm just wrestled at #RAF01, stepping in last minute against Alejandra Rivera after Kennedy Blades was ruled out.
Middleweight (150 lbs): Alejandra Rivera takes the win over former UFC Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm at #RAF01. pic.twitter.com/BJe23eHdGO
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Complete Real American Freestyle 1 results below:
Main card (FOX Nation)
Wyatt Hendrickson def. Mostafa Elders via tech fall, 14-1 in period 2
Bo Nickal def. Jacob Cardenas via points, 6-4
Alejandra Rivera def. Holly Holm via points, 9-7
Kyle Dake def. Dean Hamiti 11-0 via tech fall in period 2
Real Woods def. Darrion Caldwell via fall in period 2
Sarah Hildebrandt def. Zeltzkin Hernandez via tech fall, 11-0 in period 3
Evan Wick def. Jason Nolf via points 10-8
Austin Gomez def. Lance Palmer via tech fall, 11-0, in 58 seconds
Yiani Diakomihalis def. Bajrang Punia, 5-1, for RAF lightweight title
Nathan Tomasello def. Matt Ramos, 4-3, for RAF bantamweight title
