Tsarukyan and Chimaev Cruise to Emphatic Wins at RAF 14

Arman Tsarukyan defeated Dillon Danis in the main event, while Khamzat Chimaev made quick work of Robbie Lawler, as the UFC stars secured commanding technical fall victories in Nevada.

Real American Freestyle 14 (RAF 14), hosted at the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas, delivered resounding victories for two of the UFC's top stars. Arman Tsarukyan and Khamzat Chimaev asserted total dominance on the mat, wrapping up their respective bouts via first-period technical falls.

In the evening's headline bout, Arman Tsarukyan squared off against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist Dillon Danis for the inaugural Middleweight Crossover Championship title. Tsarukyan seized control early on, scoring a quick takedown and step-out to race to a 3-0 lead. Following another takedown, he went to work on the mat, stringing together turns to seal a 10-0 technical fall in the opening period.

In the co-main event, Khamzat Chimaev took on former UFC champion Robbie Lawler. Chimaev wasted no time taking the upper hand with a lightning-fast takedown. Following the restart, he grounded Lawler once more and executed a flurry of turns to build an 8-0 cushion. Chimaev capped off the dominant display with another two-point move to close out the bout with a technical fall 20 seconds before the end of the first period, notching his third RAF victory.

The Las Vegas card delivered plenty of action elsewhere. In a women's strawweight title clash, Lucia Yepez edged Sarah Hildebrandt 8-7 on points.

Michael Caliendo pulled off a major upset, defeating Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs 7-5.

In the lightweight title matchup, Ridge Lovett secured a 13-2 technical fall victory over Jordan Oliver.

Sebastian Rivera edged Vito Arujau on criteria following an 11-11 tie, while Yonger Bastida claimed a 9-1 decision over Zach Elam.

Elsewhere on the card, Pat Downey pinned Magomed Magomedkerimov in the second period, Brendan Allen dominated Alexander Shlemenko with a 10-0 technical fall, Dylan Ragusin swept Juan Archuleta 10-0, Bella Mir dispatched Hope Chase 10-0, and Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov edged Mekhi Lewis 5-4.