Vakhitov predicts Pereira loss due to mass gain; Prochazka responds to Ulberg

Artem Vakhitov, who is helping Ciryl Gane prepare and was the last to defeat Alex Pereira in kickboxing, stated in an interview that Pereira will lose because he gained too much muscle mass. Jiri Prochazka responded to accusations from Karl Ulberg by dismissing criticism from a "stripper." Carlos Prates and his daughter did a mock face-off with Vicente Luque, with Prates having to explain who the bad guy was. Islam Makhachev confirmed he has begun preparation for his next fight. Khamzat Chimaev explained his amusement rather than anger at Sean Strickland's comments, saying people approach him telling Chimaev that Strickland privately claims he's just promoting the fight, and that Chimaev dislikes fake people. Colby Covington complained about the UFC's lack of interest in promoting him or placing him on important events like the White House fight card, expressing willingness to give his final competitive years to RAF.