Khamzat Chimaev won the championship title in the league of Hulk Hogan
Chimaev defeated a member of the UFC Hall of Fame Weidman and won the vacant title of crossover champion of the RAF light heavyweight
Former UFC middleweight champion Hamzat Chimayev defeated American Chris Weidman, another former UFC middleweight champion and member of the UFC Hall of Fame, in the main match of the Real American Freestyle (RAF) wrestling promotion tournament in Abu Dhabi.
The match ended with a score of 10: 0 in favor of Chimayev, acting under the flag of the UAE.
The fight was held for the vacant title of RAF crossover champion in light heavyweight (champion belt created for fights with the participation of athletes from different types of martial arts; from 87 to 98 kg).
32-year-old Chimaev in August 2025 became the champion of the UFC in the middleweight, but in may of this year could not defend the title, losing to American Sean Strickland. Chimayev has two UFC records for the number of hits and the fastest knockout.
Weidman, 42, had his second fight in the RAF and both lost.
The RAF promotion was founded in 2025 by Chad Bronstein, Izzy Martinez and Hulk Hogan (died aged 71 in July 2025).
