Real American Freestyle (RAF) has tapped a couple of former UFC champions for its upcoming Moscow event on Sept. 5 on FOX Nation. Former UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev will tangle with ex-UFC welterweight titleholder Tyron Woodley. Chimaev, 32, is a three-time Swedish national freestyle wrestling champion while Woodley, 44, was a two-time NCAA Division-1 All-American and Big 12 Conference Champion out of Missouri.
Chimaev, who is still waiting for his Sean Strickland rematch, last competed for RAF back in June, pinning Dillon Danis in St. Louis. As for Woodley, he’s expected to make his RAF debut against UFC welterweight Joaquin Buckley at RAF 12 next month in Cleveland.
Here’s the current RAF schedule:
RAF 12 “Dvalishvili vs. Cejudo 2” — Aug. 22 in Cleveland
RAF Moscow “Chimaev vs. Woodley” — Sept. 5 in Moscow
RAF 13 “Covington vs. Muhammad” — Sept. 19 in Miami
RAF 14 — Oct. 3 in Las Vegas
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