“But yeah, that eye poke? It hit different. At first, I was pissed—straight-up angry—'cause I didn't want the ref stepping in like that. I was ready to keep going, push through. But then it sank in: disappointment, sadness, all of it. Felt bad for the fans too, you know? They came for a war, not this. And look, I get it—I’ve been there. Back when I fought Derrick Lewis, he nailed me with one, and I’m seeing double for like a whole round. Two Derricks swinging at me? Nightmare. So I totally feel for Tom; that shit hurts, messes with your vision, and in the heat of it, you just react. No one's lying about how brutal it is. Sucks for everybody involved.- detailing his immediate and later emotional reaction to the accidental eye poke that caused the no-contest at UFC 321.”

“This is a stupid thing. If he wants his range, he needs to put his hand on the wall. Why does he need to put his hand on my shoulder? - via Full send MMA”

“If I want, I can go very fast in the very first round. Maybe go to the deep waters with Tom Aspinall.- via UFC 321 Media day”

“No, I think this is just another fight for me. I'm not like, I don't like to put that kind of pressure on myself. It's just like, 'I've got to fight, I've got an opponent, we've got to work towards that.' Cyril's like really good as well. So he's good. And I think he brings a whole new challenge that I've not really had before. The same that I have with him. He's just like, his style is different to a lot of heavyweights. He moves really well, he's nimble, super fit, super athletic.- reacted for his upcoming match against Gane”