By Real American Freestyle

TAMPA, Fla. — Real American Freestyle (RAF), the first unscripted professional freestyle wrestling league and the new home for the sport’s elite, has announced that Jordan Burroughs, the most decorated wrestler in American history, has signed with the promotion for RAF 12 in Cleveland on August 22.

Taking place at Rocket Arena, the event celebrates the one-year anniversary of RAF's launch, bringing the promotion back to the city where it launched its historic debut event and sparked a new era for professional wrestling in August 2025. 

Burroughs is widely considered one of the best wrestlers in the sport’s history. His combined seven world titles (1x Olympic gold, 6x World Championships) is the most for any athlete from America in freestyle wrestling. In the midst of his success, he held a legendary unbeaten run at the international senior level of 69 consecutive victories. 

Jordan Burroughs was one of the first wrestlers to catch the mainstream public eye. Once called up to the USA team for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he famously called his shot by changing his social media handle to “@alliseeisgold”. He went on to go through the tournament undefeated, claiming his Olympic gold at age 23, and holding onto “All I See is Gold” as his mantra. All I See is Gold is now the name of the wrestling academy he operates. 

The signing leads into RAF’s stacked summer of events, beginning with RAF10 this weekend at St Louis’s Chaifetz Arena. This will be headlined by Khamzat Chimaev’s debut taking on Dillon Danis.

Then, RAF moves to its extremely decorated first international event in Georgia on July 11, closely followed by the highly-anticipated matchup between Arman Tsarukyan and Colby Covington at RAF11 Milwaukee. RAF12 Cleveland will close out the summer on August 22 at the Rocket Arena, with Burroughs the first confirmed athlete.

Matchup details will follow closely, with updates posted to RAF’s social platforms here.