Kevin Holland has stated he wants to avenge his losses but explicitly refuses a rematch with Khamzat Chimaev. Brendan Allen, who previously claimed he would dominate Chimaev, traveled to Chimaev's training camp for sparring sessions, with video footage showing the results. Carlos Ulberg announced he wants to face Magomed Ankalaev in his first title defense. Paulo Costa has moved up to seventh in the light heavyweight rankings and called out Josh Hokit for a BMF belt fight. Sean O'Malley is reportedly struggling with Jiri Prochazka's recent loss, and footage has surfaced of a college wrestling match between Bo Nickal and Josh Hokit, showing a much slimmer Hokit from his earlier days.
