RAF recently announced that the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight will face the former Bellator MMA and Professional Fighters League welterweight on Sept. 5.
Magomedov last competed in June, earning a unanimous decision over Michel Pereira in the UFC. The Russian previously tested his grappling skills under the Hype FC banner, taking on lightweights Arman Tsarukyan and Edson Barboza, with both matches ending in draws.
Gracie, meanwhile, has not competed since losing to Magomed Umalatov in Professional Fighters League in August 2024. The Brazilian challenged Rory MacDonald for the Bellator MMA welterweight title in 2019 but came up short and went 4-5 thereafter. Gracie's most recent grappling appearance came at ADXC 1 in 2023, where he submitted Benson Henderson.
The Magomedov-Gracie matchup joins a loaded RAF Moscow lineup headlined by Khamzat Chimaev vs. Tyron Woodley.
The RAF Moscow lineup as of Aug. 24 includes:
Khamzat Chimaev vs. Tyron Woodley
Abdulrashid Sadulaev vs. Zac Braunagel
Anatoly Malykhin vs. Pouya Rahmani
Yusuf Raisov vs. Marif Piraev
Zahid Valencia vs. Ibragim Kadiev
Jordan Burroughs vs. Magomed Kurbanaliev
Bo Nickal vs. Shirvani Muradov
Jason Nolf vs. Ismail Khaniev
Vito Arujau vs. Soslan Ramonov
Kyle Snyder vs. Akhmed Tazhudinov
Kyle Dake vs. Arsenii Dzhioev
Kennedy Blades vs. Vusala Parfianovich
Sharabutdin Magomedov vs. Neiman Gracie
Shara Magomedov will now face Neiman Gracie at RAF MOSCOW on SEP 5 😤
Tickets in bio. pic.twitter.com/gkogBZj7ps— Real American Freestyle (@RAFWrestlingUSA) August 24, 2026