Following UFC Winnipeg, Mike Malott is expected to enter the welterweight top-15, though the author doubts his potential against the new generation of elite fighters. Gilbert Burns has retired from MMA competition. The Guskov-Blachowicz fight was cancelled, but replaced with a matchup between Guskov and fellow Pole Ibo Baraniewski. Arman Tsarukyan defeated Uriah Faber 13-1 in a wrestling match at RAF, throwing him into the crowd and calling out Colby Covington afterward. Tsarukyan promised to aim for a 10-0 scoreline against Covington and said he only gave Faber one point out of respect for his age.
