Khamzat Chimaev is set to compete twice for Real American Freestyle [RAF] this month.
The former UFC middleweight champion is booked to face Tyson Woodley at RAF Moscow on Saturday.
Two weeks later, Khamzat Chimaev will return to the freestyle wrestling promotion and grapple with another ex-UFC star.
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Khamzat Chimaev to co-headline RAF 13
On Wednesday, it was announced that Khamzat Chimaev will compete in the co-main event of RAF 13.
‘The Wolf’ will face retired MMA fighter Gilbert Burns at the Watsco Center in Miami, Florida, on September 18.
RAF 13 will be headlined by a cruiserweight title match between Colby Covington and Belal Muhammad.
Luke Rockhold and Joe Pyfer will also face off on the 10-bout card, which you can view in full below.
- Colby Covington vs. Belal Muhammad
- Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gilbert Burns
- Wyatt Hendrickson vs. Greg Kerkvliet
- Jason Nolf vs. Julian Ramirez
- Kennedy Blades vs. Diana Avsaragova
- Johnni DiJulius vs. Cayden Henschel
- Luke Rockhold vs. Joe Pyfer
- Georgios Kougioumtsidis vs. Chance Marsteller
- Michael Caliendo vs. Timur Bizhoev
- Haji Aliyev vs. Jacori Teemer
Khamzat Chimaev is ready to return to the Octagon
Khamzat Chimaev hasn’t fought since suffering the first loss of his MMA career in May.
The Russian phenom dropped his middleweight title in a split decision defeat to Sean Strickland at UFC 328.
Since then, Chimaev has been relentlessly campaigning for an immediate rematch with Strickland.
If that doesn’t happen, Chimaev has named three other top contenders he’d be willing to fight instead.
“I’m ready,” he tweeted on Monday.
“Let me know when you are ready, Sean, Dricus [Du Plessis], Nassourdine [Imavov], Caio [Borralho].”
It is currently unclear when and against whom Chimaev will make his UFC comeback.
For now, fight fans can get their fix by watching him compete in wrestling with Real American Freestyle.
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