Colby Covington (17-5, 12-5 UFC) and Chris Weidman (16-8, 12-8 UFC) will compete in a professional freestyle wrestling match on May 30 at the RAF09 event. Both fighters are UFC veterans transitioning to professional wrestling competition. This represents a departure from mixed martial arts for both athletes. The event will showcase their grappling skills in a wrestling-specific format rather than MMA. Further details about the rules and weight class were not provided in the announcement.
