Ilia Topuria, UFC lightweight champion, made a statement about his future career in the promotion.
"I am not going to take fights in the first quarter of 2026, as I am going through a difficult time in my personal life. Therefore, I want to focus on my children for now and resolve this situation as soon as possible. And I do not want to hold up the division. UFC will organize all the necessary fights, and as soon as all the problems are settled, I will let the matchmakers know that I am ready to return," Topuria wrote on his page in social network X.