Tsarukyan vows to stop Topuria and targets five title defenses

Arman Tsarukyan has stated he would like to fight Ilia Topuria if Justin Gaethje pulls out, claiming his goal is to "kick Topuria out of the UFC." Tsarukyan also declared he will only stop fighting once he has achieved a minimum of five UFC title defenses. In related commentary, Merab Dvalishvili said he has no issues with Dagestani fighters except Umar Nurmagomedov, whom he dislikes personally, emphasizing that fighters from Armenia, Georgia, Chechnya, and Dagestan generally maintain healthy competition. Topuria, who recently updated his chest tattoo, responded by calling Tsarukyan unintelligent and dismissing him as irrelevant, claiming he would break his jaw in the first round. Additional news mentioned includes Tsarukyan discussing a potential fight with Alexander Volkanovski, Demetrious Johnson predicting a convincing Khamzat Chimaev victory over Sean O'Malley, Benoit Saint-Denis posting an image of roast beef (an English dish) to hint at a fight with Paddy Pimblett, and Bogdan Guskov declining a bout with an opponent surnamed Baraniewicz.