“I am not afraid of anything that Charles wants to bring into the octagon. I expect there's gonna be high pace from the beginning, but like I said, I want to exchange punches with him. If he wants to go forward, great for me. It's gonna be easy to take him down, and then we start an epic fight on the ground.-via mmafighting”

“He is super dangerous on the ground, but I see some holes in his game. And when I see this, then I go there. The fight's gonna be over.-via mmafighting”

“Dustin Poirier gave me a lot of advice. He told me how I need to fight with Charles. But I can't say right now what he told me, but this is big information for me. I think it's gonna be a game-changer during this fight.-via mmafighting”

“Maybe 5 or 7 years ago, he was a good sportsman. … Right now, for me, he is a normal guy.-reacted to Conor's recent suspension”

“Paddy is easy money and [a] huge name in media, so of course [if] UFC give[s] me him, I say yes—[the] same short notice or something like that. He's from Europe, I am also from Europe, so for sure this gonna be [the] biggest fight in Europe from [the] lightweight division.-via mmafighting”

“Ilai is [a] great fighter. He proved that [he's the] best in UFC [featherweight] and lightweight. But I believe my style [is a] very [big] problem to his matchup... it's gonna be really entertaining fight because, of course, he has heavy hands, [he's] really dangerous on feet. But I wanna test him in [the] wrestling and jiu-jitsu, so for sure I will be [a] big problem to him.-via mmafighting”

“I think Topuria will knock out Paddy for sure- answered for a bout between Ilia vs Paddy”

“I think Topuria will knock out Paddy for sure- answered for a bout between Ilia vs Paddy”

“I think Ilia's more fresh and younger than all these other fighters. He can win as well, yeah- answered for a bout between Ilia vs Gaethje”

“I think Ilia's more fresh and younger than all these other fighters. He can win as well, yeah- answered for a bout between Ilia vs Gaethje”

“Respect Charles Oliveira but I told ufc straight-I want to face you in your own house. This will be a true masterclass on the ground, and I'm ready to prove it”

“I hear you're worried about my style, even though you had a full training camp. I had none, and still I'm ready to step into the cage. Two weeks left to prepare-and I'm already in ATT right here. No excuses, let's do this Charles Oliveira”