India, Sept. 19 -- Colby Covington successfully defended the RAF crossover cruiserweight championship on Friday night, defeating Belal Muhammad by a 10-0 technical fall in the main event of RAF 13. The bout took place at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Florida, where Covington reached the required 10-point margin during the second period to secure the victory and remain unbeaten under the Real American Freestyle ruleset.

Fighting in front of a home crowd, Covington made his entrance to Hulk Hogan's "Real American," the theme song that helped inspire the promotion's name. The matchup also added another chapter to his long-running rivalry with Muhammad, with the two having carried their bitter feud from their UFC days into their RAF mee...