Bassett vs. Khinchegashvili, Dake Title Defense Highlight RAF07 in Tampa Bay
Real American Freestyle will return on March 28 with RAF07 at the Yuengling Center in Tampa Bay, Florida, the promotion’s seventh live event in seven months and its latest card to stream exclusively on FOX Nation. The Tampa show continues RAF’s 2026 schedule between RAF06 in Tempe on February 28 and the newly extended FOX Nation broadcast partnership that keeps all events behind the same subscription paywall.
RAF07 Hits Tampa Bay on March 28 as Bo Bassett Faces Olympic Champion Vladimer Khinchegashvili
One of the featured bouts in Tampa will see teenage standout Bo Bassett face Olympic great Vladimer Khinchegashvili in a crossover match that puts a rising American name opposite one of Georgia’s most decorated wrestlers. Bassett enters RAF07 at 2-0 in the league after earlier wins over Cayden Henschel and former Bellator champion Darrion Caldwell, while Khinchegashvili brings a résumé that includes Olympic gold at Rio 2016, Olympic silver at London 2012, a 2015 world title, and three European Championship crowns. RAF initially appeared to position Bo Nickal for the slot opposite Khinchegashvili before correcting course and confirming Bassett as the opponent, a clarification that followed a brief wave of headlines around the middleweight’s potential return.
- Bo Bassett vs. Vladimer Khinchegashvili – featured bout, teenage American standout Bassett (2-0 in RAF) vs. 2016 Olympic gold, 2012 Olympic silver, 2015 world champion and three-time European champion Khinchegashvili.
- Kyle Dake (RAF Cruiserweight Champion) vs. Parker Keckeisen – Dake defends his cruiserweight title against Keckeisen, the undefeated 2024 NCAA champion at 184 lbs who earned his shot by defeating Zahid Valencia at RAF04.
- Kennedy Blades (RAF Women’s Middleweight Champion) vs. Milana Dudieva – Blades, unbeaten in RAF and Olympic silver medalist in Paris 2024, defends her women’s middleweight title against debuting Dudieva.
- Kyle Snyder vs. Akhmed Tazhudinov – marquee international matchup, with Snyder taking on Tazhudinov, the 2023 world champion and 2024 Olympic gold medalist representing Bahrain.
RAF Cruiserweight Champion Kyle Dake will defend his belt against Parker Keckeisen in a title fight that matches a proven senior-level name with one of the top recent collegiate wrestlers. Dake has already logged a successful defense at RAF05 as part of the promotion’s early 2026 run, while Keckeisen arrives off an undefeated NCAA championship season at 184 pounds in 2024 and a marquee RAF04 win over reigning world champion Zahid Valencia that secured his title shot.
On the women’s side, RAF Women’s Middleweight Champion Kennedy Blades is slated to put her title on the line against newcomer Milana Dudieva, with Blades carrying both an unbeaten RAF record and an Olympic silver medal from the Paris 2024 Games into her first defense of the year.
RAF07 will also host a heavyweight showcase between American star Kyle Snyder and Akhmed Tazhudinov, who represents Bahrain and captured both the 2023 world championship and Olympic gold at Paris 2024. The pairing continues a rivalry that gained attention when Tazhudinov beat Snyder on the way to his world and Olympic runs, and it adds another international layer to a card already built around cross-border matchups.
The Tampa event lands as RAF works to deepen its live-event calendar, fan engagement efforts, and media footprint following a new long‑term rights extension with FOX Nation.
