RAF Moscow takes place Saturday, September 5, 2026, at Arena Mytishchi in Moscow, Russia. Khamzat Chimaev and Tyron Woodley headline in a catchweight freestyle wrestling match. Jordan Burroughs, Bo Nickal, Kyle Snyder, Kyle Dake, and Shara Bullet are also on the card. Results updated below as bouts conclude.
Event: RAF Moscow: Chimaev vs. Woodley
Date: Saturday, September 5, 2026
Location: Arena Mytishchi, Moscow, Russia
Start Time: 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT
How to Watch: Fox Nation
RAF Moscow Full Card Results
Khamzat Chimaev vs. Tyron Woodley (Catchweight): Khamzat Chimaev def. Woodley, Pinfall (1:34, Round 1)
Abdulrashid Sadulaev vs. Zac Braunagel (Light Heavyweight): Abdulrashid Sadulaev def. Braunagel, Decision 8-6
Kyle Snyder vs. Akhmed Tazhudinov (Light Heavyweight Championship): Kyle Snyder def. Tazhudinov, Decision 11-5
Jordan Burroughs vs. Magomed Kurbanaliev (Middleweight): Jordan Burroughs def. Kurbanaliev, Technical Fall 10-0
Bo Nickal vs. Shirvani Muradov (Catchweight): Bo Nickal def. Muradov, Decision 11-8
Kyle Dake vs. Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau (Cruiserweight Championship): Kyle Dake def. Kadzimahamedau, Decision 7-6
Kennedy Blades vs. Vusala Parfianovich (Women’s Middleweight Championship): Kennedy Blades def. Parfianovich, Technical Fall 10-0
Sharabutdin Magomedov vs. Neiman Gracie (Catchweight): Sharabutdin Magomedov def. Gracie, Decision 11-3
Zahid Valencia vs. Ibragim Kadiev (Cruiserweight): Zahid Valencia def. Kadiev, Decision 9-5
Khamzat Chimaev vs. Tyron Woodley
Result: Khamzat Chimaev def. Tyron Woodley, Pinfall (1:34, Round 1)
Chimaev came in as a -10000 favorite and looked every bit of it. He appeared noticeably larger than Woodley at the opening lockup. Woodley shot a single-leg early and Chimaev countered with an ankle pick. After a restart, Chimaev pushed Woodley out of bounds twice before Woodley shot again and was stopped. Chimaev then secured a full body lock, drove Woodley to the mat with a slam, and held him for the pin. It was over at 1:34 of the first round.
Chimaev improved to 2-0 in RAF with back-to-back pinfall finishes. After the bout he was asked about future opponents and said simply, “whoever.” He is already booked — Chimaev faces Gilbert Burns on September 18 in Miami at RAF 13. Woodley came in off a win over Joaquin Buckley at RAF 12, his first victory in years, but the gap between the two was never in question once the match started.
Abdulrashid Sadulaev vs. Zac Braunagel
Result: Abdulrashid Sadulaev def. Zac Braunagel, Decision 8-6
Sadulaev is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and widely regarded as the greatest freestyle wrestler of his generation. The Russian won gold at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 and has been nearly unbeatable at the world championship level for a decade. He entered as a significant favorite against Braunagel, a three-time NCAA Division I champion from Illinois who represented the United States at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Braunagel kept it closer than expected, trailing 8-6 at the final horn, but Sadulaev was never seriously threatened. The result was the expected outcome. What made it notable was the competitive margin — Braunagel showed enough in defeat to suggest he belongs on this stage.
Kyle Snyder vs. Akhmed Tazhudinov
Result: Kyle Snyder def. Akhmed Tazhudinov, Decision 11-5
This is a rematch. Snyder won the first meeting at RAF 07 by criteria decision, but Tazhudinov enters this one as a slight favorite at -120. Snyder is a two-time world freestyle wrestling champion and the current RAF Light Heavyweight titleholder. Tazhudinov is an MMA fighter who competes in the UFC heavyweight division. The line reflects how close their first bout was and how much Tazhudinov’s camp believes he has adjusted since then.
Jordan Burroughs vs. Magomed Kurbanaliev
Result: Jordan Burroughs def. Magomed Kurbanaliev, Technical Fall 10-0
Jordan Burroughs is one of the most decorated American wrestlers of his generation. The 2012 Olympic gold medalist and five-time world champion has been one of RAF’s marquee names since the promotion launched. He made his RAF debut at RAF 12. He enters this one as a -6500 favorite against Kurbanaliev, a Dagestan-born wrestler with a strong combat sports background. For Burroughs, this is another opportunity to perform on an international stage against a legitimate opponent.
Bo Nickal vs. Shirvani Muradov
Result: Bo Nickal def. Shirvani Muradov, Decision 11-8
Bo Nickal is undefeated in the UFC at 7-0 and holds three NCAA Division I championships from Penn State. He has been one of the sport’s most hyped prospects since entering MMA, and RAF gives him a parallel stage to show his wrestling in a pure format. Muradov is a Tajik-born fighter who competes at middleweight in the UFC and has a legitimate wrestling background of his own. Nickal is favored at -700 but this is not the walkover his record might suggest.
Shara Bullet vs. Neiman Gracie
Result: Sharabutdin Magomedov def. Neiman Gracie, Decision 11-3
Sharabutdin Magomedov steps in as a late replacement after Alexander Shlemenko withdrew from the card. Magomedov is a UFC middleweight known as Shara Bullet. He fights with one eye after losing his right eye in a 2013 training accident in Thailand. Despite that, he has built one of the more watchable highlight reels in the UFC middleweight division. Full background: What Happened to Shara Bullet’s Eye?
Neiman Gracie is the grandson of Rorion Gracie and a member of the family that brought Brazilian jiu-jitsu to the mainstream in the United States. He competed in the UFC and Bellator before transitioning to grappling and crossover events. This is a catchweight wrestling match, not a submission grappling contest, which suits Magomedov’s background more than Gracie’s.
Kyle Dake vs. Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau
Result: Kyle Dake def. Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau, Decision 7-6
Kyle Dake is a four-time NCAA Division I champion who won titles at four different weight classes at Cornell, something no wrestler had done before him. He holds the RAF Cruiserweight title and is defending it here against Kadzimahamedau, whom he defeated at RAF 05. Dake is favored at -395. Kadzimahamedau is a Belarusian fighter with experience in MMA and freestyle wrestling, and has shown enough in their first meeting to warrant a second look.
Kennedy Blades vs. Vusala Parfianovich
Result: Kennedy Blades def. Vusala Parfianovich, Technical Fall 10-0
Kennedy Blades is the 2024 Olympic silver medalist in women’s freestyle wrestling and the current RAF Women’s Middleweight champion. She enters as a -6500 favorite against Parfianovich, a Belarusian wrestler. Blades has been one of the most dominant wrestlers in her weight class heading into this defense and Parfianovich is a significant step down in competition on paper.
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