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Sean Strickland joked that Francis Ngannou once asked why he carries a weapon, to which Strickland replied that Ngannou would find the reason in a mirror. Carlos Prates and Jack Maddalena had their first face-off, with Prates appearing huge for the welterweight division. Shamil Gaziev reportedly weighed around 140 kilograms, 20kg over his weight class limit, ahead of an event in Australia where recovery time is significantly shorter than usual. Arman Tsarukyan revealed that the UFC sent him an unexpected bonus of $42,000, possibly related to his social media work, and joked that he didn't ask for details to avoid his manager taking a percentage.
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