Merab: Topuria will knock out Tsarukyan, says Yan's body kicks hurt badly

Merab Dvalishvili discussed several topics in a recent interview. He predicts Ilia Topuria will defeat Arman Tsarukyan, stating that Tsarukyan won't be able to take Topuria down and will get knocked out when he tries to box with him. Merab also reflected on his fight with Petr Yan, admitting that Yan truly prepared for him and has a special, tough fighting style. He revealed that Yan's body kicks were extremely painful—during the first one with 25 seconds left in the round, Merab ran away, but the second kick hurt so badly he had to press forward because he couldn't escape. In separate news, Conor McGregor has paid compensation to Artem Lobov for unpaid contributions to the creation of Proper Twelve whiskey, with Lobov reportedly satisfied with the undisclosed amount. Carlos Ulberg reportedly lost his belt at a party, and there are notes about training updates for several fighters.