Ilia Topuria reveals featherweight title defense plan if moving up to face Islam

Ilia Topuria stated 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. Topuria also expressed disappointment in Paddy Pimblett's performance against Renato Moicano, saying he knew Pimblett was a poor fighter but didn't realize how much. Jiri Prochazka discussed still dwelling on his loss even after his child's birth, claiming he was at 40-50% capacity due to injury and expected the referee to stop the fight. Magomed Ankalaev (via Abdelaziz) challenged Khalil Rountree to a striking showcase, and the UFC announced several new matchups including Cory Sandhagen versus Merab Dvalishvili.