Tsarukyan vows to defeat Topuria; Topuria calls him 'an idiot'

Arman Tsarukyan stated his goal is to fight and remove Ilia Topuria from the UFC if Gaethje drops out, and aims to defend the title at least five times. Topuria responded with harsh insults, calling Tsarukyan unintelligent and promising to break his jaw in the first round, while mocking him for spending his father's money instead of his own earnings. Merab Dvalishvili commented he has no issues with Dagestani fighters except Umar Nurmagomedov, whom he dislikes. The post also briefly mentioned Demetrious Johnson predicting Chimaev's victory over O'Malley, Benoit Saint-Denis announcing a fight with Paddy Pimblett via social media, and Bogdan Guskov declining a bout with Baranievski.