“In a stadium, you can put me as the main event, I'm totally sure we can fill it. I'm the biggest name in the UFC today in Brazil. Of course, there's other great names. Can you imagine doing a card [featuring] Charles Oliveira and Poatan? That'd be huge, so if you wanna make history. I think that Brazilian people deserve it, we deserve it, not a small Fight Night but a huge event.”

“Anderson Silva had his time. … Jose Aldo had his time. … [Pereira] is at the top today”

– praises Alex Pereira via mmafighting

“Jon Jones is a bit complicated because I admire him a lot. When I fought the first time, Jon Jones was there. When I was the breakthrough fighter, Jon Jones was there. I was No. 2, he was No. 1. I admire him a lot. He was there when I fought Michael Chandler the second time. It's definitely going to be a fight that I will sit down and cheer for Brazil, for "Poatan." But I'll be apprehensive watching it because Jones is great. But I think that whoever stands in front of Poatan—regardless of being someone who only takes people down—if Alex lands a hand, he's getting knocked out”

– via mmafighting for a potential fight between Jon Jones and his countryman Alex Pereira