Alexandre Pantoja - trash talks and Quotes

“That's my octagon. That's my belt... It's not just about myself. It's about Joshua Van. That's his destiny to win that belt. He can just (only) win the belt with my injury... I'm going to take my belt again”

– via instagram releasing a statement following his injury and loss at UFC 323, acknowledging Joshua Van's win but asserting that the victory was only possible due to his injury, and promising to reclaim the belt.

“Me and my family always cheer for him. When he said, 'I will beat your a** it's business,' everybody on the couch was laughing, because that's just him. If I beat Joshua Van, I believe I can help push Kyoji faster toward a title shot.”

– via Home of Fight, expressing support for his teammate Kyoji Horiguchi and his willingness to fight him, while suggesting he can help Horiguchi earn a title shot.

“If I could bet, but I can't. Why not, submission, bro. Easy money. I am thinking about guys in my last 2 fights, see the odds, Pantoja finish with a submission rear naked choke is free money, bro”

– via HOME OF FIGHT, predicting a submission victory (rear naked choke) in his next fight against Joshua Van