“Islam looked phenomenal everywhere. Jack and his team just didn't look prepared. I don't know if anyone told them they had a world title defence. They should be ashamed for the preparation, in my opinion.I thought it was clean. He did what he needed to do against someone who I thought was gonna cause him problems... Islam looked phenomenal everywhere. I thought he was clean and crisp... I think he was just having fun.”

– via UFC on TNT Sports, criticizing Jack Della Maddalena's preparation while praising Islam Makhachev's dominance

“Sending m&m's and commiserations to you JDM one of the weakest title defences in ufc history. Your prep looked non existent”

– via X, criticizing Jack Della Maddalena's performance against Islam Makhachev at UFC 322.