Johnny Walker presented Jiri Prochazka with a surprise gift related to Prochazka's soon-to-be-born daughter. The gesture occurred in the lead-up to their fight. Additionally, the post notes Jon Jones stated he has hung up his gloves and is now "businessman Jon Jones" rather than "fighter Jon Jones." Paulo Costa made inflammatory comments about Russian fighters and struggled to make 93 kg on the scale, while Josh Hewitt reportedly dropped his persona immediately after filming ended and apologized. Merab Dvalishvili plans to fight twice more this year despite a broken nose, and both Ulgberg and Prochazka had strong showings at the ceremonial weigh-ins.
