RAF Moscow
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RAF Moscow: Chimaev vs. Woodley is an upcoming freestyle wrestling event produced by the Real American Freestyle (RAF) promotion that is scheduled to take place on September 5, 2026, at the VTB Arena in Moscow, Russia.
Background
This will mark the promotion's debut in Russia.
A catchweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion Khamzat Chimaev and former UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley is scheduled to headline the event.
In addition, three championship bouts are scheduled to take place:
- A RAF Light Heavyweight Championship rematch between current champion (also 2016 Olympic gold medalist) Kyle Snyder and 2024 Olympic gold medalist Akhmed Tazhudinov. Snyder defeated Tazhudinov at RAF 07 by criteria decision in March 2026 to claim the vacant title. Snyder previously lost to Tazhudinov at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the semi-finals as well as the 2023 World Wrestling Championships.
- A RAF Cruiserweight Championship rematch between champion Kyle Dake and Arsenii Dzhioev is scheduled for the event. They competed in February where Dake lost by decision at the 2026 Muhamet Malo Tournament.
- A RAF Women's Middleweight Championship bout between current champion (also 2024 Olympic silver medalist) Kennedy Blades and Vusala Parfianovich.
A catchweight bout between Sharabutdin Magomedov and former Bellator Middleweight World Champion Alexander Shlemenko was scheduled for this event. However, Shlemenko withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons, so the promotion is actively seeking a replacement.
Fight card
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Catchweight | United Arab Emirates Khamzat Chimaev | vs. | United States Tyron Woodley | ||||
| Heavyweight | Russia Anatoly Malykhin | vs. | Iran Pouya Rahmani | ||||
| Middleweight | Russia Yusuf Raisov | vs. | Russia Marif Piraev | ||||
| Cruiserweight | United States Zahid Valencia | vs. | Russia Ibragim Kadiev | ||||
| Middleweight | United States Jordan Burroughs | vs. | Russia Magomed Kurbanaliev | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | United States Bo Nickal | vs. | Russia Shirvani Muradov | ||||
| Catchweight | United States Jason Nolf | vs. | Russia Ismail Khaniev | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | United States Kyle Snyder (c) | vs. | Russia Akhmed Tazhudinov | ||||
| Featherweight | United States Vito Arujau | vs. | Russia Soslan Ramonov | ||||
| Catchweight | Russia Sharabutdin Magomedov | vs. | Russia TBD | ||||
| Cruiserweight | United States Kyle Dake (c) | vs. | Azerbaijan Arsenii Dzhioev | ||||
| Women's Middleweight | United States Kennedy Blades (c) | vs. | Russia Vusala Parfianovich |
See also
- List of RAF events