Khamzat Chimaev vs. Tyron Woodley booked for RAF on Sept. 5 in Moscow

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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MAY 09: Khamzat Chimaev of Russia prepares to face Sean Strickland in the UFC middleweight championship fight during the UFC 328 event at Prudential Center on May 09, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

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.

Khamzat Chimaev returns to headline RAF MOSCOW against former MMA champion Tyron Woodley.

KHAMZAT CHIMAEV.
TYRON WOODLEY.
RAF MOSCOW.
SEPTEMBER 5.

Tickets coming soon. Join the presale list at the link in bio.

Watch live on @foxnation in the U.S. Additional international… pic.twitter.com/xsPbtU9QXq

— Real American Freestyle (@RAFWrestlingUSA) July 30, 2026

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

For more RAF wrestling news and notes click here.

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