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Julianna Peña Joins Real American Freestyle Commentary Team, Roman Bravo Young and Nathan Tomasello will Face Off at RAF02 on October 25
Additional cards and special guests will continue to be announced for RAF02 at Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center
Tampa, FL (September 17, 2025) – Real American Freestyle (RAF), the first unscripted pro wrestling league featuring the world’s top athletes, today announced MMA and UFC legend Julianna Peña will join the matside commentary and live analysis team at RAF02. Alongside Bubba Jenkins, Kurt Angle, and Chael Sonnen, Peña is the latest champion to join the Real American team. Peña is the first woman to win The Ultimate Fighter, and is listed #1 in UFC women’s bantamweight rankings, and #5 in the UFC women’s pound-for-pound rankings. Also unveiled is a new matchup, which will feature current RAF Bantamweight Champion Nathan Tomasello, facing off against two-time NCAA Division I champion and Penn State alum Roman Bravo Young.
Tickets will be on sale via Ticketmaster on September 18, with the event streaming exclusively on FOX Nation. Following a blockbuster debut in Cleveland, Real American Freestyle returns with a highly anticipated matchup between two of the most decorated wrestlers in the sport.
“Julianna’s a world-class competitor with real fight IQ. She brings edge, energy, and credibility. We said from the start – the biggest names in the sport would show up at RAF,” said Chad Bronstein, CEO and co-founder of Real American Freestyle. “Now you’ve got a UFC legend on the mic and two more champions going head-to-head on the mat.”
RAF02 will feature a full card of elite matchups during the family-friendly program, including returning champions and new challengers. Due to overwhelming interest following RAF02’s announcement, the event has been moved from Rec Hall to Bryce Jordan Center, to accommodate the demand. Home to 14 NCAA team titles and a full slate of Olympic and world-level athletes, the Nittany Lions have produced three Real American Freestyle wrestlers: Bo Nickal, Aaron Brooks, and Beau Bartlett.
“Julianna is a champion who understands the moment, and she knows how to make fans feel it,” said Eric Bischoff, Chief Media Officer of Real American Freestyle. “That’s exactly what we’re building at RAF, an experience that honors the sport and hits with real intensity.”
For more information, visit www.realamericanfreestyle.com or follow @RAFWrestlingUSA. Tickets for RAF02 will be available at Ticketmaster.com.
About Real American Freestyle
Real American Freestyle is the first unscripted pro wrestling league blending elite competition with high-production value and storytelling built for the next generation of the sport. Founded in 2025 by Chad Bronstein, Eric Bischoff, Izzy Martinez, and Hulk Hogan, RAF showcases Olympic champions, NCAA stars, and breakout prospects in unscripted, high-stakes matchups. RAF works in partnership with the UFC, USA Wrestling, and NCAA/NIL organizations to give athletes a real platform to compete, earn, and grow. With live events streaming exclusively on FOX Nation and a rapidly growing national footprint, Real American Freestyle is reimagining what’s possible for wrestling — one matchup at a time. Visit realamericanfreestyle.com and follow @RAFWrestlingUSA for more.
About FOX Nation
FOX Nation is a direct-to-consumer on-demand streaming service designed to complement the FOX News Channel experience with a members-only destination for its most passionate and loyal super fans. Featuring more than 10,000 hours of content, the subscription service includes lifestyle and entertainment content, as well as historical documentaries and investigative series from a multitude of FOX News personalities. Morning Consult named FOX Nation as one of the top 10 fastest-growing brands in 2023 among Gen Z adults, with the platform placing in the top 15 overall. Launched in 2018, FOX Nation is available at foxnation.com and via app for iOS devices, Android devices, Fire TV, Apple TV, Google TV, Android TV, Roku, Xbox One, FuboTV, Vizio TVs, and Samsung TVs, as well as DIRECTV, DIRECTV STEAM, YouTube TV, Comcast Xfinity, Cox Contour, The Roku Channel, DISH and SLING.
About Penn State
Under the leadership of Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Patrick Kraft, Penn State has one of the nation's most comprehensive and successful athletic programs, featuring 800 student-athletes across 31 varsity programs (16 men's, 15 women's). The Nittany Lions' 31 programs are tied for the fourth-highest number of sports sponsored by a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) institution. Penn State student-athletes earned a record-tying 93% NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) and 11 programs earned perfect 100% ratings in the 2024 report. This is the eighth consecutive year the Nittany Lions have posted a record or record-tying performance in the classroom. Penn State is one of only eight schools that have won at least 10 NCAA Championships since 2013 and earned at least a 90% GSR in the 2024 NCAA report (California, Florida, North Carolina, Stanford, USC, UCLA, Virginia).
