Arman Tsarukyan states he wants Gaethje to miss weight to fight Topuria instead

Arman Tsarukyan has expressed his desire for Justin Gaethje to miss weight so he could fight Ilia Topuria, stating his goal is to kick Topuria out of the UFC. Tsarukyan also declared he will only stop when he has at least five UFC title defenses. In related comments, Merab Dvalishvili clarified he has no issues with Dagestani fighters except Umar Nurmagomedov, whom he dislikes, but maintains healthy competition exists between fighters from Armenia, Georgia, Chechnya, and Dagestan. Meanwhile, Topuria responded harshly to Tsarukyan, calling him stupid and claiming he would break his jaw in the first round if they fought. Additional reports mention Tsarukyan discussing a potential Volkanovski fight, Demetrious Johnson predicting Chimaev over O'Malley, Benoit Saint-Denis apparently calling out Paddy Pimblett, and Bogdan Guskov declining a fight with Baranyevski.