“More skilled, more experienced, I think the better fighter all around is Justin Gaethje, but I've also been on record saying Paddy Pimblett is a lot better than people think he is... When I fought him in April in Miami, I'm not gonna say that I was surprised... but he's better than a lot of people give him credit for.”

– via recent interview with ESPN MMA, breaking down the UFC 324 interim title fight between his two former rivals.