Topuria criticizes Pimblett; says he can keep featherweight belt while 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 would not be stripped of his featherweight title as he plans to continue defending it. Jiri Prochazka addressed his title loss, saying he was at 40-50% capacity after his injury and fought in sparring mode, waiting for the referee to stop the fight. Magomed Ankalaev (through manager Ali Abdelaziz) challenged Khalil Rountree, promising a 25-minute striking masterclass. The UFC announced several new fights that complicate Cory Sandhagen's path, matching him with Batista instead of Sean O'Malley.