Artem Vakhitov, the last person to defeat Alex Pereira in kickboxing and currently helping Ciryl Gane with training preparation, stated in a recent interview that Pereira will lose because he has gained too much muscle mass. In other developments, Jiri Prochazka responded to accusations from Aljamain Sterling by calling him a stripper, while Carlos Prates staged a face-off with his daughter and Madalena. Islam Makhachev confirmed he has started preparation for his next bout. Khamzat Chimaev responded philosophically to Sean Strickland's trash talk, comparing it to watching a clown at a circus and noting that when his friends approached Strickland, he immediately backed down claiming he was just promoting a fight.
