Steve Garcia opens up on Diego Lopes loss, wants Silva, Allen, or Murphy next: “I was able to go in there with the #2 guy in the world and win a round or a round-and-a-half if you want. I know what happened, trust me, but I'm close. Let me fine-tune some things, and I'll be back.”
Jiri Prochazka rubs stinging nettles on his body: "A ceremonial strengthening with nettles to mark the end of spring and the beginning of summer. All night, body tingling, but the next day, one feels cleansed and reborn."
Ian Garry wants 4th-round finish against Islam Makhachev: “I don’t want any early knockout because then there’s ifs, buts, maybes. ‘Ah, there’s excuses.’ I want 4 rounds of domination. And in that 4th round, I’m going to tell everybody: I’m going to do it now.”
Shara Magomedov wants to fight Israel Adesanya next if his friend Abus Magomedov doesn't get the fight: “He is a great match-up, a great fighter. He’s fast, good size, he’s tall, he’s very interesting and he isn’t that old still.”
Ian Garry: “Islam only fights once a year. His next defense might be in July 2027… The welterweight division is the greatest it’s ever been. When I’m the champion, there’s gonna be more activity, more high-level fights. It’s the best thing for the sport.”
Jamahal Hill says his confrontation with Alex Pereira at the UFC PI in December 2024 was scripted: "We planned that, that was for us to try to hype up a fight between the two of us. I was trying to jump the line over Magomed."
Justin Gaethje says Ilia Topuria wanted to quit after the third round: "He wanted out. You do not ever as a fighter say 'I cannot see'. He was counting on that. I stopped him twice that night."