Overview

• Fighters completed the official weigh-in on July 15 ahead of their July 16 bout at Qudos Bank Arena.
• Final media duties concluded as both men traded verbal jabs before Wednesday’s live Stan Sport pay-per-view broadcast.
• Undercard fights are locked in, headlined by Kris Terzievski vs. Troy Pilcher for a bridgerweight decider alongside six additional bouts across five weight divisions.
• Paul Gallen said promotional duties have been the toughest part of his return and pledged to avoid personal attacks that could embarrass Williams’s family.
• Former UFC champion Mark Hunt predicted the outcome will hinge on who brings more intensity, highlighting Gallen’s “mongrel” grit against Williams’s reach advantage.