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Chimaev says he won’t wrestle Olympic champ Kyle Snyder in RAF, calling the potential match a distant “super fight” with little point right now, while Snyder remains hopeful of facing him someday in RAF and focuses on his World Championships; Chimaev is preparing for UFC 328 against Strickland and even floated a $200,000 spar challenge for top wrestlers.
RAF 08 at the Liacouras Center aired on FOX Nation after Henry Cejudo withdrew with an injury; the main event saw Arman Tsarukyan defeat Urijah Faber by tech fall in Round 3. In the co-main, Kyle Snyder edged Rizabek Aitmukhan on points to defend the Light Heavyweight title. The undercard featured Zahid Valencia, Shamil Sharipov, Helen Maroulis, Real Woods, Jason Nolf, Vladimer Khinchegashvili, Lance Palmer, Jordan Oliver, and Lucas Byrd all securing wins (Byrd over Darian Cruz on criteria).
Olympic wrestling great Kyle Snyder, now 30, targets the 2026 World Championships and the 2028 Olympics, preparing for a rematch with Akhmed Tazhudinov at RAF 7 and insisting he’s not interested in wrestling UFC fighters, preferring to challenge the best in the world.