RAF 10 (Chimaev wrestling debut + Tsarukyan vs Tony Ferguson + Aaron Pico vs Lance Palmer)

NOTES

Chimaev debut CONFIRMED June 13 at RAF 10. OPPONENT CONFIRMED: Dillon Danis (per Yahoo Sports, MMA Junkie, Bloody Elbow, 2026-05-12). Chimaev: 3x Swedish Freestyle National Champion 2016-2018, 12-0 combined with 105-2 score, lost UFC MW title to Strickland at UFC 328 May 9 — heads to wrestling 5 weeks later. Chimaev publicly conceded "Olympic guys are different level" to MMA Fighting (Apr 18-19). Danis: 0-2 in pro MMA, has ducked or been cancelled at 4 prior grappling events (RAF 7, Hype FC, Hype Brazil vs Tsarukyan, RAF 8 vs Belal). UPDATE 2026-05-12: Danis CONFIRMED for this event via multiple MMA outlets. Kyle Snyder had expressed interest earlier; Chimaev declined and named Bo Nickal (UFC blocked, no-UFC-vs-UFC policy). UPDATE 2026-05-01: Helwani reports TSARUKYAN vs TONY FERGUSON at middleweight on this card. Ferguson (former interim UFC LW champ, 42yo, eight-loss UFC skid before 2024 release, two boxing wins under Misfits in 2025) makes RAF debut. This is Tsarukyan's SIXTH RAF wrestling match in six months (Lance Palmer, Poullas ×2, Mokaev/Hype, Faber/RAF 8 stage-throw, Jimison/RAF 9 May 30). Fox Nation. UPDATE 2026-05-01 06:10: Tsarukyan vs Ferguson CONFIRMED via official RAF announcement (BloodyElbow, Yardbarker, Yahoo Sports, MMA Mania, EssentiallySports). Less than two weeks after Tsarukyan-Jimison at RAF 9 (May 30, Arlington TX). EssentiallySports headline frames the booking as "another mismatch" and revives the "new Jake Paul" criticism (Tsarukyan stacking opponen