Topuria criticizes Pimblett's performance, discusses Islam title fight plans

Ilia Topuria expressed disappointment with Paddy Pimblett's performance against Justin Gaethje, stating he knew Pimblett was poor but didn't realize how much. Topuria revealed that if he moves up to welterweight to fight Islam Makhachev, he will not be stripped of his featherweight title as he plans to continue defending the 145-pound belt. Jiri Prochazka discussed still being affected by his recent loss even after becoming a father, saying he was at 40-50% capacity due to injury and was fighting in sparring mode waiting for the referee to stop it. Magomed Ankalaev, through manager Ali Abdelaziz, called out Khalil Rountree, suggesting Rountree's wrestling training with Khamzat Chimaev is unnecessary as Ankalaev only wants a striking battle. The UFC announced several matchups for hardcore fans and paired Cory Sandhagen with Mario Bautista instead of Sean O'Malley.