Arman Tsarukyan calls out Topuria, Merab discusses rivals, callouts exchanged

Arman Tsarukyan stated he wants Justin Gaethje to pull out so he could fight Ilia Topuria and "kick him out of the UFC," adding 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 dislikes, while emphasizing healthy competition among fighters from Armenia, Georgia, Chechnya and Dagestan. Topuria responded by calling Tsarukyan "incredibly stupid" and "a complete idiot," claiming Tsarukyan spends his father's money rather than his own and promising to break his jaw in the first round if they fight. The post also mentioned Tsarukyan discussed a potential Volkanovski fight and Chimaev's prospects, Demetrious Johnson predicted Chimaev over O'Malley, Benoit Saint-Denis teased a Pimblett fight, and Bogdan Guskov declined a fight with Baraniewski.