Ilia Topuria 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. Topuria also expressed disappointment in Paddy Pimblett's performance against Renato Moicano, stating he knew Pimblett was a poor fighter but didn't realize how bad. Meanwhile, Jiri Prochazka discussed his title loss, claiming he was operating at 40-50 percent capacity after his injury and was fighting in sparring mode, waiting for the referee to stop the bout. UFC announced several new fights, including a challenging matchup for Cory Sandhagen against Merab Dvalishvili instead of Sean O'Malley.
