Ilia Topuria says he plans to defend featherweight title while pursuing Islam at 170

Ilia Topuria expressed disappointment with Paddy Pimblett's performance against Michael Chandler, stating he knew Pimblett was a poor fighter but not to that extent. Topuria revealed that if he moves up to welterweight to fight Islam Makhachev, he will not be stripped of his featherweight title because he plans to continue defending at 145 pounds. Jiri Prochazka discussed still being haunted by his loss even after the birth of his child, claiming he was at 40-50% capacity due to injury and fought in sparring mode. Magomed Ankalaev challenged Khalil Rountree to a 25-minute striking masterclass, suggesting Rountree's wrestling training with Khamzat Chimaev is unnecessary. The UFC also announced several matchups including Cory Sandhagen vs Marlon Vera instead of Sean O'Malley.