Artur Vakhitov, who is helping Ciryl Gane prepare and was the last person to defeat Alex Pereira in kickboxing, stated in a recent interview that Pereira will lose his upcoming fight because he has gained too much muscle mass. In other news, Jiri Prochazka responded to accusations of being fake from Alexander Ulberg by dismissing them as coming from a stripper. Islam Makhachev confirmed he has started preparation for his next bout. Khamzat Chimaev displayed maturity when asked about Sean Strickland's trash talk, comparing Strickland to a circus clown and noting that Strickland's friends approached him and admitted he was just promoting the fight.
