Khamzat Chimaev and former UFC champion Tyron Woodley are set to compete in a catchweight wrestling match at the Real American Freestyle (RAF) Moscow event on Saturday. The event, held at Arena Mytishchi in Moscow, Russia, will also feature several other prominent wrestling and MMA athletes.
RAF Moscow will showcase 13 matches, including bouts featuring Jordan Burroughs, Abdulrashid Sadulaev, Bo Nickal, Kyle Dake, and Kyle Snyder. Snyder will defend his RAF light heavyweight championship against Olympic champion Akhmed Tazhudinov, while Dake will defend his cruiserweight title. Kennedy Blades will also defend the women's middleweight championship against Vusala Parfianovich.
Woodley enters the competition following a 14-8 comeback victory over Joaquin Buckley, marking his first combat sports win since 2018. Chimaev is returning for his second RAF appearance, having previously defeated Dillon Danis by pinfall in June. The event is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. ET, though U.S. broadcast information has not yet been confirmed.
The full match card includes: Catchweight: Khamzat Chimaev vs. Tyron Woodley, Light heavyweight: Abdulrashid Sadulaev vs. Zac Braunagel, Heavyweight: Anatoly Malykhin vs. Pouya Rahmani, Middleweight: Yusuf Raisov vs. Marif Piraev, Cruiserweight: Zahid Valencia vs. Ibragim Kadiev, Middleweight: Jordan Burroughs vs. Magomed Kurbanaliev, Light heavyweight: Bo Nickal vs. Shirvani Muradov, Catchweight: Jason Nolf vs. Ismail Khaniev, Featherweight: Vito Arujau vs. Soslan Ramonov, Light heavyweight championship: Kyle Snyder (c.) vs. Akhmed Tazhudinov, Women's middleweight championship: Kennedy Blades (c.) vs. Vusala Parfianovich, Cruiserweight: Shara Magomedov vs. Neiman Gracie, Cruiserweight championship: Kyle Dake (c.) vs. Kadik.
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