Former UFC champion Khamzat Chimaev lands first fight in new promotion just days after losing title

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Khamzat Chimaev has confirmed he will make his Real American Freestyle [RAF] debut just days after losing his UFC title.Chimaev was in action in the UFC to settle his bitter rivalry with Sean Strickland at the weekend with his middleweight belt on the line.Chimaev was beaten in stunning fashion by Strickland who snatched his titleGettyBut he was outpointed in a close-fought affair, which saw him beaten for the first time in professional MMA.However, there has been no time for ‘Borz’ to rest on his laurels.Chimaev has now been announced as part of the RAF10 event in St Louis on June 30.He will take on notorious social media troll and MMA fighter Dillon Danis.It is a landmark name to sign for the fast-rising promotion, which has already seen the likes of Arman Tsarukyan and Michael Chandler within its ranks.The announcement has come just days after his defeat, and he will look to get back to winning ways in a different field next month.Chimaev will follow in the footsteps of Merab Dvalishvilli, who took a fight with RAF just days after losing his own strap.Chimaev’s plans for returnImmediately after the bout, it was clear that the Chechen native was unhappy with his first loss.Chimaev had been struggling with making the 185lbs limit during fight week.And moments after the bout, the former champion indicated that he wanted to move up to 205lbs.No time has been wasted with Chimaev now to take on Danis in RAFGETTYBut since the turbulence has settled, Chimaev now appears to be gunning for a rematch with Strickland.His team have suggested that will be his priority moving forward, alongside his RAF endeavours.And his brother has revealed they have requested a rematch in Abu Dhabi already.He said: “There’s an event in Abu Dhabi in October and we want to do it there. “Khamzat isn’t the type of person to move to another weight class and leave unanswered questions behind. “We want that second fight. Right now we have no other goals.