Tsarukyan wants to fight Topuria, eyes five title defenses; Merab dislikes Umar

Arman Tsarukyan stated he would like Justin Gaethje to pull out so he can fight Ilia Topuria and "kick him out of the UFC." He added that he won't stop until he has at least five UFC title defenses. Merab Dvalishvili commented that he has no problems with Dagestani fighters except Umar Nurmagomedov, whom he simply doesn't like, while emphasizing healthy competition among fighters from Armenia, Georgia, Chechnya, and Dagestan. Topuria, who recently updated his chest tattoo, called Tsarukyan extremely stupid and claimed he would break his jaw in the first round if they fought. Additional news included Tsarukyan discussing a potential Volkanovski bout, Demetrious Johnson predicting Chimaev over O'Malley, Benoit Saint-Denis announcing a fight with Paddy Pimblett by posting roast beef on social media, and Bogdan Guskov declining a fight with Baranyevsky.