Topuria and Makhachev dispute White House event fight negotiations

Ilia Topuria claims he went to sleep knowing his fight with Islam Makhachev would be announced for the White House event, but received a call hours before the announcement saying Makhachev was injured and he would fight Gaethje instead. Makhachev disputes this, saying he agreed to the White House fight but Topuria's team requested a huge fee and were denied, leading to the fight falling through. Makhachev posted at 4 AM to clarify it wasn't his manager Ali Abdelaziz posting. Meanwhile, Jorge Masvidal and Orion Cosce criticized Chimaev's fighting style, calling it "sitting and smelling crotches," ahead of Chimaev's bout with Strickland. Dricus Du Plessis named Adesanya as his most technical opponent, with Strickland and Tavares as his hardest hitters.