Topuria criticizes Paddy, Prochazka reflects on loss, Ankalaev calls out Rountree

Ilia Topuria expressed disappointment with Paddy Pimblett's performance against Renato Moicano, saying he knew Paddy was a poor fighter but did not realize how poor. 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 at 145 pounds. Jiri Prochazka revealed he is still haunted by his loss even after the birth of his child, claiming he was only at 40-50% capacity due to injury and was waiting for the referee to stop the fight. Magomed Ankalaev, via Abdelaziz, challenged Khalil Rountree to a 25-minute striking masterclass, saying Rountree does not need the wrestling training he's been doing with Khamzat. The UFC announced several matchups, including Cory Sandhagen facing Merab Dvalishvili instead of Sean O'Malley.