Khamzat Chimaev’s RAF debut was a successful one; however, it was filled with plenty of controversy due to the aftermath.
Chimaev made easy work of Dillon Danis, scoring a quick pin before the two got into a post-bout altercation, resulting in their teams and RAF officials scrambling onto the mats to separate everyone.
In what felt like no time at all, Chimaev scored a takedown on Danis and positioned him to get Danis’ shoulders to the mat. In less than a minute, the bout was over just like that.
Danis, however, proceeded to hold onto Chimaev’s leg after the fall. Chimaev then kicked Danis, resulting in the storming of the mats.
This was Chimaev’s RAF debut. Chimaev, who has a wrestling background and was a gold medalist in Swedish Nationals, competed in combat sports action for the first time since losing the UFC middleweight title.
Danis made his RAF debut at RAF 07, getting easily defeated by Colby Covington.