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🚨 Khamzat Chimaev says he’d follow Sean Strickland to light heavyweight, or even heavyweight, for a rematch. Chimaev 🗣️ “If he goes up to 205, I’ll go after him and take his head.”

🚨 Arman Tsarukyan rushed Dillon Danis and threw a punch after Danis showed off a shirt insulting Khamzat Chimaev at the RAF 14 press conference. Security broke up the scuffle, and the presser was shut down ahead of their wrestling match.

🚨 Petr Yan expects Merab Dvalishvili to wrestle in their UFC 333 trilogy fight, and says he’s ready for it. Yan 🗣️ “We’re ready for everything. We’re ready to wrestle if we need to wrestle.”

🚨 Bo Nickal says Gable Steveson threatened to knock him out during a heated backstage exchange weeks before Steveson’s 12-second UFC 331 loss. Nickal 🗣️ “He was like, ‘I’ll knock you out.’”

🚨 Bo Nickal says Islam Makhachev would be overwhelmed in a pure freestyle wrestling match. No crossover bout is booked. Nickal 🗣️ “Islam? No, he’s going to get killed. He will get killed-killed.”

🚨 Justin Gaethje says Donald Trump told him they’d golf for money, and the UFC lightweight champion is ready to take the bet. Gaethje 🗣️ “If I could take the president’s money, that would be awesome.”

🚨 Michael Bisping backs Alexander Volkanovski to beat undefeated Movsar Evloev and strengthen his claim as the UFC’s greatest featherweight. Bisping 🗣️ “I think he walks away as still the featherweight champion of the world.”

🚨 Islam Makhachev’s manager says a UFC 336 fight with Carlos Prates is “not close to becoming a reality,” despite ongoing negotiations. Rizvan Magomedov 🗣️ “It’s all just rumors and talk.”

🚨 Dana White says the UFC is still working on another unconventional event, but hasn’t revealed a location, date, or fight card. White 🗣️ “We’re working on it. We’re still working on it. Literally, it’s being worked on right now.”

🚨 José Aldo compares Alex Pereira to Mike Tyson and Jon Jones to Diego Maradona, praising their ability to draw fans and put on a show. Aldo 🗣️ “The guy is a Mike Tyson. He goes in there and knocks people out.”

🚨 Ciryl Gane’s coach compares Josh Hokit’s well-rounded threat to Cain Velasquez ahead of their UFC 334 heavyweight title fight. Fernand Lopez 🗣️ “He can put you out on the feet. He can put you out, submit you, or ground-and-pound you.”

🚨 Nina Drama responds after facing backlash for wearing a hijab while interviewing Movsar Evloev ahead of UFC 333. Nina Drama 🗣️ “I never imagined that me showing respect and wearing a hijab to interview Movsar Evloev would be so controversial.”

🚨 Islam Makhachev’s coach Javier Mendez says Carlos Prates’ explosive knees are his most dangerous weapon. Prates is expected to challenge Makhachev, but the UFC hasn’t announced the fight. Mendez 🗣️ “The knees… in range. He uses his range extremely well.”

🚨 Ali Abdelaziz denies Farid Basharat turned down fights before the UFC chose not to re-sign the undefeated bantamweight. Abdelaziz 🗣️ “Farid Basharat did not turn down a fight.”

🚨 José Aldo says he’d cut Movsar Evloev after his first loss, arguing the undefeated contender’s decision-heavy style doesn’t draw fans. Aldo 🗣️ “I’d wait for him to lose for the first time and then cut him.”

🚨 Dricus du Plessis says losing his UFC title to Khamzat Chimaev exposed a flaw he needed to fix. Du Plessis 🗣️ “My last loss, when I lost the title, was necessary because it exposed a small part of my game that I needed to fix.”

🚨 Sean O’Malley warns Merab Dvalishvili that arriving in Abu Dhabi just six days before UFC 333 could be a mistake. O’Malley 🗣️ “When we fought Petr Yan, we went out three weeks before the fight. I’m thankful we did that because the time zone was f*cked up.”

🚨 Magomed Ankalaev says losing the UFC light heavyweight title hit his family and children hard—and has fueled his push to reclaim it. Ankalaev 🗣️ “Losing it was very hard. It was hard not only for my family, but for my children too.”

🚨 Petr Yan shrugs off Farid Basharat’s callout, saying he hasn’t watched the released UFC bantamweight fight. Yan 🗣️ “If they didn’t re-sign him, there’s got to be a reason for that.”

🚨 Javier Mendez believes Ian Machado Garry can work his way back into the UFC welterweight title picture after consecutive decision losses. Mendez 🗣️ “If Ian keeps his mental strong and keeps doing what he’s doing, he’ll be back.”