Strickland jokes about Ngannou; Prates and Maddalena face off; Tsarukyan bonus

Sean Strickland joked that when Francis Ngannou asked why he carries a weapon, Strickland told him he would find the reason in a mirror. Carlos Prates and Jack Della Maddalena held their first face-off, with observers noting Prates looks massive and questioning how he makes the 170-pound weight limit given his size and lack of dietary discipline. Shamil Gaziev currently weighs around 140 kilograms with his fight in the 120-kilogram division upcoming in Australia, where recovery time is significantly reduced compared to usual. Arman Tsarukyan revealed that the UFC recently sent him an unexpected bonus of $42,000, and he is unsure what it was for, speculating it might be related to his social media activity, and joked that he did not ask for details in case his manager wanted a cut.