Colby Covington confirmed his wrestling match against Belal Muhammad is off, despite their growing rivalry. He now seeks a rematch with Arman Tsarukyan, whom he defeated for the RAF Crossover Championship, or a wrestling contest against undefeated UFC star Khamzat Chimaev.
WBC welterweight champion Ryan Garcia announced he will face Conor Benn in Las Vegas in September. Garcia cited a personal history with Benn, recalling an incident two years prior where Benn allegedly confronted and grabbed him.
Former UFC welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena suffered a devastating one-sided loss to knockout specialist Carlos Prates in Perth on Saturday. Prates dominated the fight with brutal knees and elbows, eventually stopping the bout with less than two minutes remaining in the third round. The Brazilian claimed he is now the No. 1 contender and aims to become Brazil's first welterweight champion. In co-main event action, West Australian Quillan Salkilld scored a first-round knockout over veteran Beneil Dariush, while Steve Erceg won a unanimous decision against Tim Elliott in flyweight action.
Britain's WBC light-welterweight champion Dalton Smith is ruled out of his fight with Alberto Puello through injury.
