Ilia Topuria says he can move to welterweight without losing featherweight title

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 until watching that bout. Meanwhile, Jiri Prochazka stated he cannot move past his loss even after the birth of his child, claiming he was at 40-50% capacity after his injury and was fighting in sparring mode, waiting for the referee to intervene. Magomed Ankalaev (via Abdelaziz) challenged Khalil Rountree, saying Rountree has been training wrestling with Khamzat but won't need it because Ankalaev wants to give him a 25-minute striking masterclass.