RAF 10 takes place Saturday night at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Mo., with Khamzat Chimaev meeting Dillon Danis in the main event as Chimaev makes his RAF debut.
The card is built around that high-profile crossover: Chimaev, identified here as a former UFC champion, steps into RAF for the first time against Danis while a stacked undercard promises title fights and established names across multiple divisions.
The co‑main pits Arman Tsarukyan against Tony Ferguson in a lightweight showdown, and the card carries two belts on the line — Lucía Yépez vs Kendra Ryan for the Women’s Interim Strawweight Title and Austin DeSanto vs Reineri Andreu for the Bantamweight Title.
Other matchups scheduled for the night include Aaron Pico vs Lance Palmer at featherweight; Hayden Zillmer vs Rizabek Aitmukhan at light heavyweight; Sebastian Rivera vs Haji Aliyev at lightweight; Keegan O’Toole vs Bekzod Abdurakhmonov at welterweight; Andrew Alirez vs Jaydin Eierman at featherweight; Yonger Bastida vs Shamil Sharipov at heavyweight; and Arsen Harutyunyan vs Caleb Smith at bantamweight.
For fans planning the evening, the card’s mixture of contenders and title fights gives RAF an opportunity to lean into both established names and rising talent. Chimaev’s presence alone changes the narrative for the promotion: a marquee signing who will draw attention regardless of the result.
Practical note for viewers: coverage of the top bouts was offered via live blogs, with play‑by‑play and round commentary available for the highest-profile fights. Those writeups provided round‑level detail for the headliner pairings and the co‑main as the night unfolded.
One unresolved detail in the card listing is the actual result of the main event. The published card identifies the headliner and every undercard matchup, but the listing does not include fight outcomes; confirmation of who walked away from Chaifetz Arena with the momentum — and any titles that may have changed hands elsewhere on the card — must come from event coverage or official results postings.
What to watch when the fight begins: whether Chimaev's experience and championship pedigree translate into control from the opening bell; whether Danis can leverage his grappling to neutralize a larger, seasoned opponent; and which of the title fights on the undercard produce definitive statements about contenders in their divisions.
For readers following RAF’s wider slate, this card also lands amid other sports news and roster moves — for context on sports narratives and roster shuffles see related coverage such as Australia Vs South Africa: Australia dominate as South Africa collapse at Old Trafford ( Rafael Flores Jr. recalled as Pirates place Henry Davis on paternity list ( and Rafa Marquez holds Mexico’s World Cup appearance record with 19 matches (
The single immediate question left by the card listing is straightforward and consequential: did Khamzat Chimaev’s RAF debut validate the billing against Dillon Danis, and how will that outcome reshape RAF’s matchmaking and marketability going forward?
