Tsarukyan targets Topuria, Dvalishvili clarifies Nurmagomedov issue

Arman Tsarukyan stated he hopes Justin Gaethje pulls out so he can fight Ilia Topuria and "throw him out of the UFC," declaring he won't stop until he has at least five title defenses. Merab Dvalishvili clarified he has no problems with Dagestani fighters except Umar Nurmagomedov, emphasizing that Armenians, Georgians, Chechens, and Dagestanis generally maintain friendly competition. Topuria, who recently updated his chest tattoo, responded to Tsarukyan with harsh criticism, calling him unintelligent and claiming he would break his jaw in the first round if they fought. Additional updates included Tsarukyan discussing a potential Volkanovski bout, Demetrious Johnson predicting Chimaev over O'Malley, Benoit Saint-Denis announcing a fight with Paddy Pimblett via social media, and Bogdan Guskov declining a fight with Baraniewicz. Paulo Costa also responded to a callout from Guskov.