Tsarukyan vows to eject Topuria from UFC; Merab on Dagestanis; Ilia fires back

Arman Tsarukyan stated he wants Gaethje to pull out so he can fight Ilia Topuria and remove him from the UFC, vowing to continue until he has at least five title defenses. Merab Dvalishvili clarified he has no issue with Dagestani fighters except Umar Nurmagomedov, emphasizing healthy competition among Caucasian regions. Topuria responded aggressively to Tsarukyan's comments, calling him unintelligent and claiming he would break his jaw in the first round if they fought. Additional updates include Tsarukyan discussing a potential Volkanovski bout and predicting Chimaev's path, Demetrious Johnson predicting Chimaev over O'Malley, Benoit Saint-Denis hinting at a Paddy Pimblett fight on social media, and Bogdan Guskov declining a bout with Bartosz Baraniecki.