Ilia Topuria criticizes Paddy Pimblett performance, confirms plans at 170

Ilia Topuria expressed disappointment with Paddy Pimblett's performance against Gaethje, stating he knew Pimblett was limited but didn't realize the extent. The featherweight champion revealed if he moves to welterweight to fight Islam Makhachev, he will not be stripped of his 145-pound title as he plans to continue defending the lightweight belt. Jiri Prochazka stated he was operating at 40-50 percent capacity during his recent loss due to injury and expected the referee to stop the fight. Magomed Ankalaev challenged Khalil Rountree to a striking battle, suggesting Rountree's wrestling training with Chimaev is unnecessary. The UFC announced multiple new fight bookings including a challenging matchup for Cory Sandhagen against Bauptista instead of O'Malley.