Renato Moicano Quotes & Statements

“Man, I love Max Holloway, but I pray to God for McGregor to beat him. I think that would be amazing for the lightweight division... I think that's what UFC needs right now.”

– ia The Ariel Helwani Show, explaining why he is rooting for the "Notorious" one in the blockbuster rematch targeted for UFC 330.

“Not so easy money”

– via X, shares hilarious four word reaction after Paddy Pimblett is suggested as next fight

“Two guys that everybody in Brazil hates: Conor McGregor and Chael Sonnen. When I was 15—16... I thought of buying a flight ticket to go to a UFC event just to sucker punch Chael Sonnen. Now I see him and I'm like, this guy is a f**king genius.”

– via his "Money Moicano" podcast and UFC interview, reflecting on his evolution from an offended teenage fan to a professional who respects the "art of the sell".

“There is one motherf**ker that I have bad blood with, and his name is Brian Ortega. He won the first time. I was beating him, he got me, okay... Fair enough! It was my first defeat. But now I want revenge, I want his head. I want to kill this motherf**ker.”

– via his post fight interview at UFC Fight Night 272, reigniting a seven year old grudge after his dominant second round submission win over Chris Duncan yesterday

“Paddy is a warrior!!!”

– via X, reacted to Justin Gaethje defeating Paddy Pimblett at #UF324

“He's right. I f**king s**k, and he s**ks... Unfortunately for both of us, the UFC isn't going to make this matchup. We're both old, and they probably want to feed us to young contenders and prospects. I think what they'll do is BSD against Dan Hooker.”

– via The Ariel Helwani Show, agreeing with Dan Hooker's assessment of their recent performances but explaining why he believes the UFC will book them against younger fighters instead.

“Dan Hooker easy money”

– via X, accepting Dan Hooker's callout.

“JDM, welterweight champion, months of training, and they wanted me to go over there and beat Islam in one day notice. Like that's impossible... JDM looked like he was crying, like just due to the frustration... Defeated mentally”

– via Home of Fight, commenting on the level of dominance Islam Makhachev showed over Jack Della Maddalena (JDM) at UFC 322.

“The best Brazilian fighter to ever exist”

– Reacted to Pereira's win at UFC 320.

“He's not a guy that makes you excited to watch,But he's solid.A Decent striker,defends takedowns well,But nothing extraordinary.I don't think he's anything special, honestly.It's a close fight, but Imavov isn't the type of Fighter that stands out.”

“I think he's going to shut down Imavov's game. I really believe he keeps the distance and neutralizes him. Imavov won't want to wrestle, maybe Caio will take him down, but I don't see it. He is used to fighting strikers. I think Borralho wins.”