Real American Freestyle has booked another interesting matchup for its upcoming event in Moscow.
On Saturday, Sept. 5, UFC middleweight contender Shara Magomedov will step onto the wrestling mat to face former Bellator title challenger Neiman Gracie. Both competitors will make their debut for the promotion. RAF Moscow in Russia is headlined by a match between former UFC champions Khamzat Chimaev and Tyron Woodley. The promotion officially announced the matchup Monday.
Magomedov was last in action at UFC Fight Night 280 in June, where he won a unanimous decision over Michel Pereira in the co-main event. Prior to that outing, he put his grappling game to the test in a pair of matches under the Hype FC banner, going to a draw with Arman Tsarukyan
and Edson Barboza.
Gracie has not competed since his last appearance in PFL, which came in August 2024 in a losing effort against Magomed Umalatov. He fought for the Bellator welteweight title in 2019, coming up short against the champion Rory MacDonald, and went on to go 4-5. He made a grappling appearance at ADXC 1 in 2023, where he submitted Benson Henderson.
RAF Moscow lineup includes:
- Khamzat Chimaev vs. Tyron Woodley
- Abdulrashid Sadulaev vs. Zac Braunagel
- Anatoly Malykhin vs. Pouya Rahmani
- Yusuf Raisov vs. Marif Piraev
- Zahid Valencia vs. Ibragim Kadiev
- Jordan Burroughs vs. Magomed Kurbanaliev
- Bo Nickal vs. Shirvani Muradov
- Jason Nolf vs. Ismail Khaniev
- Vito Arujau vs. Soslan Ramonov
- Kyle Snyder vs. Akhmed Tazhudinov
- Kyle Dake vs. Arsenii Dzhioev
- Kennedy Blades vs. Vusala Parfianovich
- Shara Magomedov vs. Neiman Gracie
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Shara Magomedov vs. Neiman Gracie set for RAF Moscow
