Artem Vakhitov predicts Alex Pereira will lose due to excessive muscle gain

Artem Vakhitov, the last fighter to defeat Alex Pereira in kickboxing and currently helping Ciryl Gane prepare, has predicted Pereira will lose because he has gained too much muscle mass. Separately, Jiri Prochazka responded to accusations from Alexander Ulberg by dismissing criticism from "a stripper." Islam Makhachev confirmed he has started camp for his next fight. Khamzat Chimaev responded to Sean Strickland's comments, saying people approached Strickland who immediately backed down claiming he was just promoting the fight, adding he doesn't like fake people. Colby Covington complained the UFC shows no interest in promoting him despite his willingness to fight.