Merab Dvalishvili stated that Ilia Topuria will defeat Arman Tsarukyan, predicting that Tsarukyan won't be able to take Topuria down and will get knocked out when he tries to box with him. Dvalishvili also reflected on his bantamweight title fight against Petr Yan at UFC 306, admitting Yan was the only fighter he couldn't have beaten that night. He described Yan's body kicks as extremely painful, forcing him to pressure forward in the second instance because he couldn't escape. In other news, Conor McGregor paid compensation to Artem Lobov for his contribution to Proper Twelve whiskey, with Lobov reportedly satisfied with the undisclosed amount. Carlos Ulberg lost his championship belt at a party, while several fighters including Ruffini and Chandler were shown training hard.
