Khamzat Chimaev will make his Real American Freestyle debut in a high-profile main event against Dillon Danis at RAF 10 on Saturday.
The bout, which headlines the Real American Freestyle card, takes place at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis and will be contested at cruiserweight. The matchup will stream on FOX Nation.
Chimaev enters RAF 10 as a three-time Swedish Nationals freestyle wrestling gold medalist, while Danis brings his background as a former Brazilian jiu jitsu standout with three professional MMA fights. Danis previously debuted in Real American Freestyle with a defeat against Colby Covington in March.
RAF figure Izzy Martinez pointed to Danis’ earlier showing in the promotion, saying, "Well, you know, Dillon Danis is actually, you saw him wrestle Colby (Covington), OK?" He added, "And then you saw Colby wrestle and beat (Chris) Weidman, right? So (Danis) was close to beating Colby, if you don't remember that match at RAF, so I think that a lot of people underestimate Dillon Danis just because he's such a great sh*t talker. But on behalf of Dillon Danis from RAF, he's been a pleasure to work with. What a great guy. He's been on time. He's done all the right things. He's made weight. I mean, he's been a joy for us to work with."
Looking ahead to Saturday, Martinez framed the booking as a major opportunity for both sides: "I think the opportunity was there for him to compete against a big-name guy and also for Khamzat to come in here and get a guy that he can get his feet wet with on the Real American Freestyle circuit that is a big pop. I mean, how many people out there don't want to see Dillon Danis get his ass kicked? And they want to see 'The Wolf' do it. So let's see it."
