Arman Tsarukyan, Merab Dvalishvili, and Ilia Topuria exchange verbal jabs

Arman Tsarukyan stated he wants to fight Ilia Topuria and aims to accumulate at least five UFC title defenses. Merab Dvalishvili said he has no issues with Dagestani fighters except Umar Nurmagomedov, emphasizing healthy competition among fighters from Armenia, Georgia, Chechnya, and Dagestan. Topuria responded harshly to Tsarukyan, calling him unintelligent and claiming he would break Tsarukyan's jaw in the first round if they fought. Additional notes mention Tsarukyan discussing a potential bout with Alexander Volkanovski, Demetrious Johnson predicting a decisive Khamzat Chimaev victory over Sean Strickland, Benoit Saint-Denis teasing a fight with Paddy Pimblett, and Bogdan Guskov declining a bout with an unnamed opponent. The post serves as a digest of recent fighter statements and social media activity.