“The guys who had the best chance of beating Alex Pereira aren't in the division anymore. It was a generation ago... There's no one in that division posing a threat to Alex. Moving up to heavyweight is the right thing to do, super stadom wise and money wise.”

– Reacted to Pereira's win at UFC 320.

“You know who would 've given Alex hell dude? DC.Light Hevyweight DC would've ran him over.”

“Ankalaev has the skill set to beat Pereira because, look at Pereira's opponents that he's fought. Yeah, he ran through them, but those dudes weren't the guys to beat him. There aren't a lot of those heavy wrestler”

– mix guys in the division at this moment.