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Colby Covington has been named No. 1 in the inaugural RAF crossover pound-for-pound rankings, the promotion announced. Covington holds the RAF cruiserweight crossover championship and carries an unblemished 5-0 record in the organization, with victories over Arman Tsarukyan, Dillon Danis, Belal Muhammad, Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold.
Henry Cejudo sits at No. 2 in the new rankings. The current RAF lightweight crossover titleholder holds a 2-1 promotional record and secured a 36-second pinfall victory over Merab Dvalishvili at RAF 12 in August.
Tsarukyan ranks third with a 7-1 RAF record, while Khamzat Chimaev and Dvalishvili round out the top five at fourth and fifth respectively.
RAF 14 takes place this Friday in Las Vegas, headlined by Tsarukyan against Danis for the inaugural middleweight crossover title. Chimaev faces Robbie Lawler in the co-main event. The promotion also announced upcoming bouts including Raul Rosas Jr. versus Clay Guida on Nov. 28 in Chicago, Donald Cerrone against Anthony Pettis the same night in Chicago, and Julianna Pena heading to RAF Abu Dhabi where Zabit Magomedsharipov will meet Giga Chikadze.
Source: MMA Fighting - Mon Oct 19, 12:00 PM ET
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