“He could’ve been champion for three four years”

– via his youtube channel responsed to Welch's statement ("He could’ve just chilled, gone to parties, enjoyed being champion… but he was like, ‘F**k that, I wanna break records’").

“Merab getting slammed on his head might be my new screensaver”

– mocking his rival Merab Dvalishvili's loss to Petr Yan at UFC 323 by suggesting a clip of him being slammed is screensaver worthy.

“The only way I see Yan beating him is if Merab gets too confident in his hands. Petr is someone you gotta be careful with... He's got such good counters, he's fast, he'll sit in the pocket, he'll trade. But Merab, I think his fight iq is smarter than his regular iq”

– via The Ariel Helwani Show, breaking down the Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan title rematch, highlighting Yan's counter striking ability while praising Dvalishvili's fight IQ.

“I don’t see really anyone being [able to beat him]. I do think I’m the only one… I hate to say it. I hate to f*cking say it. I’m the only one who could beat him. Give me a shot at the White House. I gotta go out there and get some wins. I gotta get some wins. But, I don’t see anyone really beating Merab anytime soon. He needs to be knocked out and put to sleep to beat him. I just don’t really see anyone other than myself being able to do that”

“First UFC fighter to take 100 takedowns.Only 5 of those were on me. I didn't let him get that many takedowns on me because I didn't get up.”