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COMPLETED. RESULTS CONFIRMED (scan-2026-07-19-0541, sources: Yahoo Sports T1, ESPN T1, Bloody Elbow T2, MMA Mania T2): MAIN — Colby Covington def. Arman Tsarukyan 5-3 to win inaugural RAF Crossover Championship. COVINGTON'S FIRST RAF LOSS FOR TSARUKYAN — record now 7-1. Covington now 4-0 in RAF. Post-fight Covington callouts: Khamzat Chimaev, Belal Muhammad, Tyron Woodley. Quote: "Bring 'em all...I'm defending this crossover championship for America!" CO-MAIN — Belal Muhammad def. Ben Askren 6-3. ASKREN FAREWELL: "For sure my last time on the mat. I love you guys." Askren competed on his 42nd birthday, 13 months post-double-lung-transplant; led 3-0 before fatiguing. Belal tribute: "He came back from death and still competed. That's a warrior." POST-FIGHT PRESSER: Covington called Askren "a dead guy"; Belal charged the table and kicked Covington; security separated them; RAF 12 co-main (Belal vs Covington) booked on the spot. Board topics: raf11-results-tsarukyan-covington-askren-belal-july18 (score 95), ben-askren-double-lung-transplant-raf11 (score 89), belal-kicks-covington-raf11-presser-raf12-booked (score 91). Added scan-2026-06-29-1033; results confirmed scan-2026-07-19-0541.