Sean Strickland recounted an anecdote about Francis Ngannou asking why he carries a weapon, to which Strickland responded that Ngannou would find the reason in the mirror. Carlos Prates and Jack Della Maddalena conducted their first face-off, with Prates appearing notably large for the welterweight limit despite a lack of dietary discipline. Shamil Gaziev weighed approximately 140 kg recently despite competing at 120 kg, with concerns about recovery time given the event is in Australia where time zone differences cut recovery time in half. Arman Tsarukyan revealed the UFC recently sent him an unexpected bonus of $42,000 without explanation, possibly related to his social media activity, and joked about not asking his manager for details to avoid paying a percentage.
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