Topuria criticizes Pimblett performance; Prochazka blames injury for title loss

Ilia Topuria expressed disappointment in Paddy Pimblett's performance against Renato Moicano, stating he knew Pimblett was a poor fighter but didn't realize the extent. Topuria also revealed that if he moves to welterweight to fight Islam Makhachev, he won't be stripped of his lightweight title as he plans to continue defending at 145 pounds. Jiri Prochazka stated he cannot move past his title loss even after his child's birth, claiming he was at 40-50% capacity due to injury and fought in sparring mode expecting the referee to stop the bout. Magomed Ankalaev challenged Khalil Rountree to a striking-only masterclass. The UFC announced several new matchups including Cory Sandhagen facing Douglas Silva de Andrade instead of Sean O'Malley.