Strickland explains why he carries a weapon; Prates and Della Maddalena face off

Sean Strickland revealed that Francis Ngannou once asked him why he carries a weapon, to which Strickland replied that Ngannou would find the reason in the mirror. Carlos Prates and Jack Della Maddalena held their first face-off ahead of their bout, with observers noting Prates looks massive for the welterweight division and questioning his discipline with nutrition. The post also mentions that Shamil Gaziev currently weighs around 140 kg despite his weight class being 120 kg, with the upcoming event in Australia providing less recovery time than usual. Arman Tsarukyan disclosed that the UFC recently sent him an unexpected $42,000 bonus, though he is unsure what it was for and suspects it might be related to his social media activity.