Chimaev posts more Allen sparring footage, criticizes Rousey; Tsarukyan claims RAF value boost

Khamzat Chimaev released additional footage of his sparring session with Brendan Allen, continuing to showcase their training exchanges. Chimaev also weighed in on Ronda Rousey's recent criticism of the UFC, defending the promotion by stating there would be no Ronda without the UFC and expressing frustration at what he perceives as her ingratitude, pointing out her limited Olympic earnings compared to UFC success. Michael Morales posted a photo with UFC executive Hunter Campbell captioned "Papers ready," suggesting a contract has been signed. Jan Blachowicz successfully underwent knee surgery. Arman Tsarukyan claimed that before his involvement, RAF (a promotion) was valued at 15 million, but after his three fights, the valuation increased to 110 million. Another training video surfaced showing Alex Pereira working pads intensely with Glover Teixeira, and Francis Ngannou discussed what he believes is the main mistake modern fighters make: fear of losing their contracts leading them to sign unfavorable deals, revealing some fighters were offered lucrative Netflix bouts with him but were restricted by contractual obligations.