Topuria says he won't be stripped if he moves to welterweight to fight Makhachev

Ilia Topuria revealed his plans to potentially move up to welterweight to face Islam Makhachev while maintaining his featherweight title. He expressed disappointment in Paddy Pimblett's recent performance against Gage, stating he knew Pimblett was a poor fighter but didn't realize how bad. Meanwhile, Jiri Prochazka continues to dwell on his recent loss even after becoming a father, claiming he was only at 40-50% power due to injury and was fighting in sparring mode, waiting for the referee to stop the bout. Magomed Ankalaev, through his manager Abdelaziz, issued a challenge to Khalil Rountree, saying he wants to give him a 25-minute striking masterclass if Rountree can last that long, and mocked his wrestling training with Chimaev as unnecessary.