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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Sep 5Khamzat Chimaev Pins Tyron Woodley in 1:34, Improving to 2-0 in RAF
2 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Sep 5Summary
- 1:34 into Round 1, Khamzat Chimaev finished Tyron Woodley by pinfall in Saturday’s 195-pound catchweight main event at RAF Moscow.
- A pair of push-outs put Chimaev ahead 2-0 before he countered Woodley’s shot, locked up the body, slammed him down and secured the pin.
- The win gives Chimaev two RAF appearances and two first-round pinfalls after he stopped Dillon Danis in under a minute at RAF 10 in June.
- Sept. 18 is already next for Chimaev: he said he will face Gilbert Burns at RAF 13 in Miami less than two weeks after the Moscow card.
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Could Chimaev's dominant 94-second pin over Woodley trigger a massive wave of MMA champions transitioning to professional freestyle wrestling? What hidden geopolitical pressures forced the abrupt venue change and U.S. broadcast blackout for the RAF Moscow event?