Henry Cejudo vs Song Yadong to headline RAF 15 in Chicago
Cejudo returns to Real American Freestyle after beating Merab Dvalishvili in 36 seconds in their RAF rematch in August.
Henry Cejudo will face Song Yadong in the main event of Real American Freestyle (RAF) 15 in Chicago, MMA Fighting reported.
Cejudo has wrestled Merab Dvalishvili twice in RAF. Dvalishvili won the first match, before Cejudo won the rematch in 36 seconds in August. Dvalishvili, who challenges Petr Yan for the UFC bantamweight title at UFC 333 on Saturday, told Red Corner MMA at media day that he would like a third match with Cejudo and that Abu Dhabi would be a great place for it.
One of the hosts of MMA Fighting's show said the Chicago card "is coming together". The date of the event and the rest of the line-up were not given.
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