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

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 with Paddy Pimblett's performance against Renato Moicano, stating he knew Pimblett was a poor fighter but didn't realize how bad. In other news, Jiri Prochazka discussed his title loss, claiming he was at 40-50% capacity after his injury and was fighting in sparring mode, expecting the referee to stop the bout. Magomed Ankalaev also called out Khalil Rountree, offering him a 25-minute striking masterclass.