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

Artem 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 because he has gained too much muscle mass. In other news, Jiri Prochazka responded to accusations from Carlos Ulberg by calling him a stripper and dismissing his complaints about being fake. Carlos Prates and his daughter had a face-off with Jim Madalena, and Islam Makhachev confirmed he has begun preparation for his next fight. The post also mentions an exchange between Hamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland, with Chimaev claiming to be amused rather than angered by Strickland's antics, comparing him to a circus clown and noting that Strickland behaves differently when approached by Chimaev's friends. Colby Covington expressed frustration that the UFC shows no interest in promoting him or featuring him at important events like fights at the White House, though he remains willing to fight and is open to spending his final competitive years performing for RAF.