Topuria criticizes Pimblett, Prochazka discusses loss, Ankalaev calls out Rountree

Ilia Topuria expressed disappointment in Paddy Pimblett's performance against Renato Moicano, stating he knew Pimblett was a poor fighter but didn't realize how much. Topuria also confirmed that if he moves up to welterweight to fight Islam Makhachev, he will not be stripped of the featherweight title, as he plans to continue defending at 145 pounds. Jiri Prochazka revealed he was at 40-50 percent capacity after his injury loss and felt the fight should have been stopped. Magomed Ankalaev (via Abdelaziz) called out Khalil Rountree for a striking-focused bout. The UFC also announced several new matchups, including a difficult assignment for Cory Sandhagen against Merab Dvalishvili instead of Sean O'Malley.