Ilia Topuria expressed disappointment in Paddy Pimblett's performance against Renato Moicano, saying he knew Pimblett was a poor fighter but didn't realize how bad. Topuria also stated that if he moves up to welterweight to fight Islam Makhachev, he will not be stripped of his featherweight title as he plans to continue defending it. Jiri Prochazka revealed he cannot let go of his loss to Alex Pereira, even after the birth of his child. He claimed he was at 40-50 percent capacity after his injury and expected the referee to stop the fight. Magomed Ankalaev, through manager Ali Abdelaziz, challenged Khalil Rountree to a striking-only bout. The UFC announced several new matchups, including Cory Sandhagen facing Ricky Turcios instead of Sean O'Malley.
