Tsarukyan, Merab, and Topuria exchange heated words in latest interviews

Arman Tsarukyan stated he wants Gaethje to miss weight so he can fight Topuria and "kick him out of the UFC," vowing to achieve at least five title defenses. Merab Dvalishvili said he has no issues with Dagestani fighters except Umar Nurmagomedov, whom he dislikes, while praising healthy competition among Armenian, Georgian, Chechen, and Dagestani fighters. Ilia Topuria fired back at Tsarukyan with harsh insults, calling him unintelligent and claiming he would break his jaw in the first round if they fought. The post also mentions Tsarukyan discussing a potential Volkanovski fight and Chimaev's prospects, Demetrious Johnson predicting a confident Chimaev victory over O'Malley, Benoit Saint-Denis announcing a fight with Paddy Pimblett via social media, and Bogdan Guskov declining a fight with Baranyevski.