“Khabib deserves more credit for what he did for that team and in that area. I don't think people give him enough credit for what he means to that region of fighting. He really has changed the course of an entire country.”

– via the Weighing In podcast, discussing the cultural and athletic legacy of Khabib Nurmagomedov.

“I don't have anxiety about not training to fight. I miss the time i spent with my friends in the gym like Cain Velasquez, Luke Rockhold, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev, Josh Thomson, and Jon Fitch. I miss the camaraderie of being in the gym with my friends”

– via Warrior Code International's YouTube channel, revealing that the thing he misses most about fighting is not the training or the competition, but the camaraderie and time spent in the gym with friends like Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev.