Tsarukyan wants to knock Topuria out of UFC; Dvalishvili says no issues with Dagestan

Arman Tsarukyan stated he wants Justin Gaethje to drop out so he can fight Ilia Topuria and "kick him out of the UFC," calling it his goal. Tsarukyan also said 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 noting that Armenia, Georgia, Chechnya, and Dagestan are all hardworking and friendly in healthy competition. Topuria responded by calling Tsarukyan "incredibly stupid" and predicting he would break his jaw in the first round if they fought. Additional notes mentioned Tsarukyan discussing a potential Volkanovski fight, predictions about Chimaev versus O'Malley, Benoit Saint-Denis posting about facing Paddy Pimblett, and Bogdan Guskov declining a fight with Baranyevski.