Holland refuses Chimaev rematch; Ilia's title defense, Costa calls out Hocket

Kevin Holland stated he wants to avenge his losses but firmly declined any rematch with Khamzat Chimaev. Brendan Allen, who claimed he would dominate Chimaev, visited his training camp for sparring sessions with results shown on video. Carlos Ulberg announced he wants to fight Magomed Ankalaev in his first title defense. Paulo Costa moved up to number seven in the light heavyweight rankings and called out Josh Hocket for a BMF title fight. Sean O'Malley is reportedly struggling with Jiri Prochazka's recent loss, and footage surfaced of a college wrestling match between Bo Nickal and Josh Hocket showing Hocket in much leaner condition than currently.