Ilia Topuria expressed disappointment with Paddy Pimblett's performance against Justin Gaethje, stating he knew Pimblett was a poor fighter but didn't realize to what extent. Topuria also revealed that if he moves up to welterweight to fight Islam Makhachev, he won't be stripped of his lightweight title as he plans to continue defending it. Separately, Jiri Prochazka discussed his recent loss, claiming he was at 40-50% capacity after injury and was fighting in sparring mode while waiting for the referee to stop the bout. Additionally, Magomed Ankalaev (via Abdelaziz) responded to Khalil Rountree's wrestling training with Chimaev, saying Rountree doesn't need wrestling because Ankalaev wants to give him a 25-minute striking masterclass if he can last that long.
