MMA Fighting has RAF 5 results for the Covington vs. Rockhold fight card, live blogs of the top three fights, and more from Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla., on Saturday night.
RAF 5 Results: Covington vs. Rockhold
UFC veterans Colby Covington, Luke Rockhold clash in main event
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In the main event, UFC welterweight Colby Covington squares off against UFC veteran Luke Rockhold in a wrestling match. Covington hasn’t competed in a combat sports event since Dec. 14, 2024, when he lost to Joaquin Buckley via third-round knockout. Rockhold was knocked out by Darren Till at Misfits Boxing 22 this past August.
Bo Nickal was slated to face Yoel Romero in the co-main event, but Romero failed to make weight. Nickal has been declared the RAF light heavyweight champion and Romero will now face Buchanan on the main card.
Arman Tsarukyan also makes his RAF debut against Lance Palmer on the main card.
Check out RAF 5 results below.
RAF 5 Fight Card
Colby Covington def. Luke Rockhold via tech fall, 12-0
Kyle Dake def. Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov, 10-7
Arman Tsarukyan def. Lance Palmer via tech fall, 10-0
Jordan Oliver def. Real Woods, 3-3 via criteria (last point scored)
Stephen Buchanan def. Yoel Romero via tech fall, 10-0 | Recap
Zahid Valencia def. Nate Jackson, 4-0
Austin DeSanto def. Nathan Tomasello via tech fall, 11-1 for RAF bantamweight title
Bo Bassett def. Cayden Henschel via tech fall, 14-4
Mostafa Elders def. Steve Mocco, 6-1
Pat Lugo def. Johnni DiJulius via tech fall, 10-0
Georgio Poullas def. Mugzy via tech fall, 11-1
