{"id":37815,"date":"2026-04-19T16:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T16:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/UFC-middleweight-champ-Khamzat-Chimaev-signs-with-RAF-200878"},"modified":"2026-04-19T16:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T16:00:30","slug":"ufc-middleweight-champ-khamzat-chimaev-signs-with-raf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/ufc-middleweight-champ-khamzat-chimaev-signs-with-raf\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC middleweight champ Khamzat Chimaev signs with RAF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Khamzat
\nChimaev<\/a> has signed with Real American Freestyle weeks ahead of
\nhis first
\nUFC<\/a> title defense. <\/p>\n

Chimaev\u2019s signing was announced during the RAF 8 broadcast on
\nSaturday. The UFC middleweight champion is expected to make his
\ndebut at RAF 10 on June 13 in St. Louis. <\/p>\n

Chimaev\u2019s close friend Arman
\nTsarukyan<\/a> defeated Urijah Faber<\/a>
\nvia technical fall (13-1) at RAF 8. Tsarukyan has been extremely
\nactive at RAF while he remains sidelined from the UFC lightweight
\ntitle picture.  Meanwhile, Chimaev (15-0) is scheduled to
\ndefend his middleweight title for the first time against Sean
\nStrickland<\/a> (30-7) in the main event at UFC 328<\/a>
\non May 9 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Chimaev
\ndominantly dethroned Dricus Du
\nPlessis<\/a> to win the title at UFC 319 last year. <\/p>\n

The Wolf is Coming<\/h2>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

The Wolf is coming to RAF. pic.twitter.com\/F1niSf7osV<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Real American Freestyle (@RAFWrestlingUSA)
\nApril 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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