{"id":28675,"date":"2026-09-19T03:45:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T03:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=28675"},"modified":"2026-09-19T03:45:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T03:45:30","slug":"raf-13-highlights-khamzat-chimaev-dominates-gilbert-burns-in-miami-wins-via-tech-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=28675","title":{"rendered":"RAF 13 highlights: Khamzat Chimaev dominates Gilbert Burns in Miami, wins via tech fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>\tNEWARK, NEW JERSEY &#8211; MAY 09: Khamzat Chimaev of Russia prepares to face Sean Strickland in the UFC middleweight championship fight during the UFC 328 event at Prudential Center on May 09, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC)\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to Midnight Mania!<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Friday, Sept. 18, 2026.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Video: Former WWE star Jack Swagger sheds tears of blood after second straight Power Slap loss: There just have to be better ways to make a living. Jack Swagger was popular!<\/li>\n<li>Sean Sharaf calls Gable Steveson a \u2018rapist\u2019 to his face: \u2018That\u2019s why everyone is booing him\u2019 | UFC 331: Things will likely go terribly for him tomorrow night, but I walk away from UFC 331 as a Sharaf fan regardless.<\/li>\n<li>UFC White House official: Justin Gaethje\u2019s gloves were checked \u2018by multiple inspectors\u2019: Sorry Ilia, but I think there\u2019s an abundance of evidence that Gaethje just has dense fists and shins.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Insomnia<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To the surprise of nobody, Khamzat Chimaev was able to quickly dispatch Gilbert Burns on the RAF mats, winning via second-round tech fall. How about a jiu-jitsu match?!?<\/p>\n<p>        View this post on Instagram            <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Khamzat Chimaev Beats Gilbert Burns via Tech Fall #RAF13 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lL1kLRHGVZ\">pic.twitter.com\/lL1kLRHGVZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Schmo (@TheSchmo312) September 19, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ongoing negotiations between Paulo Costa and the UFC are growing uglier by the day!<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Its incredible CRAZY how Hunter won\u2019t give me a regular, standard three -round fight; he insists on keeping it with me. <br \/>He saying nobody is available till , maybe next year. Can you believe on this bullshit? lol. if you\u2019re an LHW in @ufc roaster and want to fight, let\u2019s bring\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Paulo Costa (@BorrachinhaMMA) September 18, 2026<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m not going to take 5 rounds for the price of 3. That would be stupid\u2014it\u2019s definitely stupid; anyone who does that is an idiot.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Paulo Costa (@BorrachinhaMMA) September 18, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was already sold on Giga Chikadze vs. Joanderson Brito being a banger, but a bit of bad blood never hurts!<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Giga Chikadze and Joanderson Brito nearly got into a fight backstage after the weigh-ins today \ud83d\ude33<br \/>(via adjarabetcom\/IG) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0kudab73GL\">pic.twitter.com\/0kudab73GL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) September 18, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As I type this, my teammate Namiki Kawahara is setting up a hotpot in our hotel room ahead of his fight tomorrow evening. Some aspects of fighting never change!<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pantoja cooks his food in the hotel room bathroom. \ud83d\ude05<br \/>\ud83d\udde3\u201cThe UFC make the whole diet for us but I prefer eat food from my wife because feed my soul and it&#039;s comfortable you know.\u201d<br \/>\ud83d\udcfd Via (@ufc)\ud83d\udd39\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HL1fKBxyNY\">pic.twitter.com\/HL1fKBxyNY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FightLuck (@FightluckBet) September 18, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I immediately identified this clip as one of two people, but I guessed wrong (answer below the final sentence of this article).<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The double jab. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Oa4iU56xwU\">pic.twitter.com\/Oa4iU56xwU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Phantom Punch Breakdowns (@9h6st21_mma) September 17, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me and like three other people were really impressed by Tommy Gannt last weekend at Noche UFC 4. It was largely miserable to watch but still high-level stuff!<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gannt takes a weave grip on the legs to stop Klose from turning as he passes guard, holding him in place while he secures back mount <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/asBbAkUlWC\">pic.twitter.com\/asBbAkUlWC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MixingMartialArts (@RyanAWagMMA) September 13, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hype FC is allegedly scamming The Fighting Nerds for big bucks.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Prates saying Hype FC scammed him out of 5k after not paying him the 15k they had agreed on for him to go to an event and that they still owe Jean Silva 180k USD. Also warning fighters to be careful getting involved with them. https:\/\/t.co\/tRcTFvNKit <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cZuQ7ByQbF\">pic.twitter.com\/cZuQ7ByQbF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud83d\udc94 (@uhvaimorre) September 14, 2026<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Slips, rips, and KO clips<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s a nasty knockout for an amateur fight.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"tl\" dir=\"ltr\">Holy shit! Scary nasty Ko at #NFC192 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BMMg94Xt6O\">pic.twitter.com\/BMMg94Xt6O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FriedMMA (@MerrabiMedia) September 18, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">30 seconds is a long sprint, let alone for men this big. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My favorite match of the tournament so far. Churanoumi vs Fujiryoga was a great technical back and forth. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Da9iy5mMKe\">pic.twitter.com\/Da9iy5mMKe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Miguel Class (@MigClass) September 18, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Igor did several things correctly while defending this choke, but dos Santos did well to hang on and keep squeezing throughout the scramble. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a beautiful anaconda choke by Felipe &quot;Lipe Detona&quot; dos Santos #BisonKombat9 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qjd68pmYjE\">pic.twitter.com\/qjd68pmYjE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) August 22, 2026<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Random Land<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none wp-block-paragraph\">A fun Tito clip to accompany this interesting quiz. Where are ya\u2019ll living?<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tito Ortiz talks politics: &quot;Either you&#039;re red or you&#039;re blue and of course your liberals in the middle.&quot;#HelwaniShow <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PXRDbKC3dN\">pic.twitter.com\/PXRDbKC3dN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jed I. Goodman \u00a9 (@jedigoodman) September 16, 2026<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New political identity quiz just dropped \ud83d\udc40https:\/\/t.co\/F8NfrQ35Kt<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; tr\u00e9 easton (@treeaston) September 17, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none wp-block-paragraph\">Get involved with Mania community in The Feed!<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none wp-block-paragraph\">Midnight Music: Synth pop, 2011<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none wp-block-paragraph\">Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*I thought it was Alexander Volkanovski, but the double jab clip was GSP!<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-news\/473179\/raf-13-highlights-khamzat-chimaev-dominates-gilbert-burns-in-miami-wins-via-tech-fall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWARK, NEW JERSEY &#8211; MAY 09: Khamzat Chimaev of Russia prepares to face Sean Strickland in the UFC middleweight championship fight during the UFC 328 event at Prudential Center on May 09, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC) Welcome to Midnight Mania! 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