Topuria criticizes Pimblett, vows to defend featherweight title if moving up

Ilia Topuria expressed disappointment with Paddy Pimblett's performance against Renato Moicano, stating he knew Pimblett was a poor fighter but didn't realize how bad. Topuria also revealed that if he moves up to welterweight to face Islam Makhachev, he will not be stripped of his featherweight title, as he plans to continue defending the 145-pound belt. Meanwhile, Jiri Prochazka cannot let go of his recent title loss, stating he was at 40-50% capacity after injury and fought in sparring mode, expecting the referee to stop the bout. Magomed Ankalaev also called out Khalil Rountree.