Freak injury takes Henry Cejudo out of RAF08 match with Merab Dvalishvili
Henry Cejudo is out of his main event freestyle wrestling match with Merab Dvalishvili tonight at RAF08. Cejudo and Dvalishvili were set to face each other once again after Dvalishvili dominated “Triple C” at UFC 323 back in December 2025. Cejudo has since retired and Dvalishvili is awaiting a rematch against Petr Yan in the […]
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 06: Henry Cejudo enters the Octagon in a bantamweight fight during the UFC 323 event at T-Mobile Arena on December 06, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) Henry Cejudo is out of his main event freestyle wrestling match with Merab Dvalishvili tonight at RAF08. Cejudo and Dvalishvili were set to face each other once again after Dvalishvili dominated “Triple C” at UFC 323 back in December 2025.
Cejudo has since retired and Dvalishvili is awaiting a rematch against Petr Yan in the UFC, setting up an opportunity for them to wrestle. The match was interesting because Cejudo won an gold medal in freestyle at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Could those wrestling chops overcome the cardio of “The Machine?
” Unfortunately we won’t find out because Cejudo suffered an injury in the last few hours and is no longer fit to compete tonight (Apr. 18, 2026). The announcement was made by Real American Freestyle on social media.
Henry Cejudo is out due to injury, and his matchup with Merab Dvalishivili has been canceled. Tsarukyan vs Faber is now the Main event. Snyder vs Aitmukhan is the new Co-Main Event.