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

Artem Vakhitov, who is helping Ciryl Gane with his training camp and was the last person to defeat Alex Pereira in kickboxing, stated in a recent interview that Pereira will lose because he has gained too much muscle mass. Meanwhile, Jiri Prochazka responded to accusations from Karl Ulberg by calling him a stripper. Carlos Prates did a mock face-off with his daughter against Jack Della Maddalena. Islam Makhachev confirmed he has started preparation for his next fight. Hamzat Chimaev responded with measured calmness to comments from Sean Strickland, saying he finds Strickland's provocations amusing rather than angering, comparing him to a circus clown. Colby Covington expressed frustration that the UFC shows no interest in promoting him or putting him on major events.