Ilia Topuria disappointed in Paddy Pimblett's performance, plans dual-weight reign

Ilia Topuria expressed disappointment in how Paddy Pimblett fought against Renato Moicano, stating he knew Pimblett was poor as a fighter but didn't realize how much. 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. Jiri Prochazka discussed his recent loss, claiming he was only at 40-50% capacity after his injury and was fighting in sparring mode, waiting for the referee to intervene. Magomed Ankalaev, through manager Ali Abdelaziz, challenged Khalil Rountree to a striking masterclass. The UFC announced several new matchups including a difficult fight for Cory Sandhagen against Mario Bautista instead of Sean O'Malley.