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Khamzat Chimaev to Face Tyron Woodley in September Wrestling Match in Russia

Former UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev will compete against former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley in a wrestling match in Russia on September 5.

  • Khamzat Chimaev will face Tyron Woodley in a Real American Freestyle (RAF) wrestling match in Russia on September 5.
  • Chimaev, 32, lost his UFC middleweight title in May to Sean Strickland.
  • Woodley, 44, is a former UFC welterweight champion who held the title from 2016 to 2019.

Khamzat Chimaev, the former UFC middleweight champion, is scheduled to compete in a wrestling match against former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley in Russia on September 5. The bout will headline a Real American Freestyle (RAF) show in Moscow.

Chimaev, 32, recently lost his UFC middleweight title to Sean Strickland in May, marking his first defeat in mixed martial arts. Following this, he wrestled Dillon Danis in June, winning by pinfall.

Woodley, 44, held the UFC's 170lb title between 2016 and 2019, defending it four times. His last competition was in December on the undercard of Jake Paul's fight against Anthony Joshua, where Woodley lost to Anderson Silva by knockout.

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