Tyron Woodley and Khamzat Chimaev got a good look at each other ahead of their wrestling clash.
Woodley, a former UFC welterweight champion, faced off against Khamzat Chimaev, former UFC middleweight champion, on Thursday ahead of their main event match in the headliner of Saturday's RAF Moscow. Although respectful, there was a tension in the air between the two.
You can watch the staredown between Woodley and Chimaev in the video below:
Tyron Woodley and Khamzat Chimaev faceoff for the first time ahead of their #RAFMoscow match 👀 pic.twitter.com/LJ090dZBgI
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Woodley and Chimaev are set to compete under freestyle wrestling rules, and they meet at a catchweight.
This will be Chimaev's second time competing for RAF. He won his debut against Dillon Danis
in June. Chimaev pinned Danis with ease, and then a brawl broke out between the two competitors and their teams. Woodley, meanwhile, will make his second appearance after winning his debut against Joaquin Buckley at RAF 12 on Aug. 22.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Video: Tyron Woodley sizes up Khamzat Chimaev in faceoff ahead of RAF Moscow
