Ilia Topuria says he won't be stripped if he moves to welterweight for Islam fight

Featherweight champion Ilia Topuria has 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 the 145-pound belt. The post also included Topuria's disappointment in Paddy Pimblett's recent performance against Renato Moicano, stating he knew Pimblett was a poor fighter but didn't realize how bad. Additionally, Jiri Prochazka discussed still being haunted by his recent loss, claiming he was only at 40-50% capacity due to injury and fighting in sparring mode while waiting for the referee to stop the bout. Magomed Ankalaev also challenged Khalil Rountree to a striking battle. The UFC made several fight announcements including a difficult matchup for Cory Sandhagen.