Overview
- Promotional officials confirmed the 195-pound freestyle bout as the RAF 5 headliner at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida, with streaming on FOX Nation.
- Colby Covington returns to competition after a year of inactivity, last appearing in a December 2024 doctor’s-stoppage loss to Joaquin Buckley.
- Luke Rockhold enters off an August knockout defeat to Darren Till in a Misfits Boxing match following his post-UFC moves across alternative combat sports.
- RAF 5 is slated to include a cruiserweight title fight featuring Kyle Dake against the RAF 4 eliminator winner between Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau and Dustin Plott.
- There is no official announcement from Covington or the UFC regarding his roster status, so his move to RAF does not confirm a release or retirement.