“[Ilia] is going through a divorce. Wife supposedly trying to take 50%. God dude, that sucks, and it's all public. Which makes it even f**king worse... When you're going through that type of s**t, you definitely don't want to be in fight camp. That's why he didn't book a fight.I do genuinely feel bad for him, and oh, he's got two kids. When you add kids to the mix, that's what really makes it just so hard to deal with. It's unfortunate for him”

– via his YouTube channel, commenting on Ilia Topuria's personal struggles and decision to take a break from fighting.

“It will be a lot closer of a fight than Islam vs Jack was. Islam vs Ilia would be the biggest, most skillful fight of all time. They're both 10/10 in MMA”

– via his YouTube Channel, analyzing a potential superfight between Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria.

“Ilia Topuria is pound for pound the greatest fighter to ever walk the earth,Greatest fighter, pound for pound, ever. Even over [Jon] Jones, I think. His last three fights, KOes. He KOes Volkanovski, KOes Max Holloway, KOes Charles Oliveira. He’s not beating these guys in a decision. He’s not taking them down and holding them down. He’s knocking them out.“”