RAF 10 in St. Louis traces up Khamzat Chimaev towards Dillon Danis in the primary occasion on June 13 at Chaifetz Enviornment. The matchup marks Chimaev’s debut for Actual American Freestyle, a promotion that runs unscripted freestyle wrestling occasions with MMA and grappling stars. Each fighters enter at catchweight, with the card streaming reside on Fox Nation.
RAF 10 Pronounces Khamzat Chimaev vs. Dillon Danis for St. Louis Card
Chimaev heads into this bout days after his first professional loss. He dropped the UFC middleweight title to Sean Strickland through break up resolution at UFC 328 in Newark on Might 9. Earlier than that defeat, Chimaev captured the belt by beating Dricus du Plessis through unanimous resolution at UFC 319 final August.
The 32-year-old Chechen-Swede constructed his title on wrestling roots, he took bronze at junior nationals, then received Swedish freestyle titles at welterweight and middleweight in 2018. He holds a brown belt in BJJ and went 15-0 in MMA with 9 first-round finishes earlier than the Strickland battle.
Danis brings grappling credentials from a special path. The 32-year-old New Jersey native earned his BJJ black belt at 21 below Marcelo Garcia after beginning coaching at 15. He claimed the 2016 Pan No-Gi Championship and notched two submission wins in Bellator MMA, his final in 2019. Danis received the inaugural Misfits MMA mild heavyweight title final August with a 15-second submission over Warren Spencer. In RAF, he debuted at RAF 7 in March, dropping to Colby Covington by 14-4 technical fall.
Tensions between the 2 hint again years. Danis has a report of clashing with fighters from Chimaev’s Chechen-Dagestani circle, together with a 2018 backstage scuffle with Islam Makhachev’s camp after UFC 229. UFC CEO Dana White banned Danis from occasions after a 2025 altercation at UFC 322 involving Makhachev’s staff. Danis as soon as provided to step in for Chimaev throughout a UFC pullout, including to the combination. Followers already poke at Chimaev for selecting Danis post-UFC loss, which might amp up trash speak on social media.
RAF 10 stacks different attracts beneath. Tony Ferguson faces Arman Tsarukyan at middleweight within the co-main, with Rizabek Aitmukhan vs. Hayden Zillmer at mild heavyweight, Lance Palmer vs. Aaron Pico at light-weight, and Haji Aliyev vs. Sebastian Rivera additionally at light-weight. Chimaev signed with RAF final month amid its development yr, pulling in names followers comply with from MMA to the mats. This headliner matches the promotion’s push into greater venues like Chaifetz Enviornment, capability round 10,000.
The battle assessments Chimaev’s freestyle base towards Danis’s BJJ edge in a pure wrestling format. Chimaev’s nationwide titles give him throws and management, whereas Danis depends on floor chains from his event run.
