Arman Tsarukyan targets Topuria, Merab discusses Nurmagomedov, verbal wars escalate

Multiple top fighters engaged in heated exchanges with Arman Tsarukyan targeting Ilia Topuria, stating he wants to fight and throw him out of UFC, vowing to continue until he has at least five title defenses. Merab Dvalishvili clarified he has no issues with Dagestani fighters except Umar Nurmagomedov, emphasizing healthy competition among fighters from Armenia, Georgia, Chechnya, and Dagestan. Topuria responded aggressively to Tsarukyan, calling him unintelligent and promising to break his jaw in the first round if they meet. Additional news includes Arman discussing a potential Volkanovski bout and Khamzat Chimaev's prospects, Demetrious Johnson predicting Chimaev over O'Malley, Benoit Saint-Denis announcing a Pimblett fight, and Bogdan Guskov declining a bout with Baraniewski.