Burns retires; Malott enters top-15; Guskov-Blachowicz replaced by Baraniewicz

Gilbert Burns has officially retired from MMA competition. Mike Malott is expected to enter the top-15 rankings, though the analyst expresses doubts about his potential against elite welterweights of the new generation. The scheduled bout between Guskov and Blachowicz has been cancelled, but will be replaced by another Polish fighter, Ibo Baraniewicz. Arman Tsarukyan defeated Faber 13-1 and called out Colby Covington, promising to dominate him completely and make people forget about Covington as a wrestler. RAF also announced the signing of Khamzat Chimaev, which immediately drew a challenge response from Bo Nickal.