“If they tell me that I've got to fight him [Pereira], I'm obviously gonna fight him. In my opinion, if I fight Alex Pereira, that's gonna be one of the toughest fights of my career, and I'll be treating it that way.Do you know what I mean? I think he's really, really one of the most dangerous guys on the UFC roster. The guy is an elite striker, absolute elite. His grappling is improving as well. I can't say good enough things about Alex Pereira; he's amazing. via TNT Sports”

“Did he actually use the words 'deep waters'? Everybody who said the words 'deep waters' gets knocked out in the first minute. Go back and check the media that you've done. So, I'm pretty happy with that. That's good - via UFC 321 Media Day”

“He's looked really good. Like, I knew how good he was when I was fighting him. Do know what I mean? I knew he's really good. He's the tallest guy in the UFC. He's 6'7". That actually is untrue. He's actually 6'9". I'm putting that out there. His manager told me he didn't want to seem like a freak show being 6'9". He is 6'9". He's really, really tall, really rangey, loads of experience. Done everything that there is apart from winning a UFC heavyweight title. And I think that if he wins this fight and I win my fight tt's going to be a match on the card. I think so. But I think winner versus winner, either way it goes in both fights.- via TNT Fight Sports”

“I agree with a lot of what Jon says. When you put the resumes next to each other, his resume is far superior to mine. The risk/reward for both of us, his risk is he has everything to lose. He's amazing at everything- via Piers Morgan uncensored about Jon Jones”

“No, but I'm way younger and way more athletic and way bigger. I possess a power that he's never seen before or even come close to, but like I said, I completely agree with everything that he says in terms of resume. But it's not about Jon's resume. It's about who's the best in the world right now, and I think it's me”

“My friend and training partner just got to the UFC. He just got his first win and now he's in the top 10. To get your first win in, you just beat a guy in the top 10! So, he's potentially two or three wins away from a title shot. So, the thing is, if I had never won a title, I had never touched gold before, I would be like, 'We would have to fight because that's my dream.' Yeah, but now I've done it, I would be like, 'I'll vacate it and he can have his time.' I wouldn't fight him. No chance.-said during the interview that he'd vacate his heavyweight title if his friend Ante Delija ever gets a title shot.”

“I say it every time when I see 'DC'. I think he is an absolute nightmare matchup for me. He?s short, fit, he's a good wrestler, [and] keeps coming at you. He would have been very, very hard work for me, but I believe I have the power to knock anybody out. So, I think I could beat him, but stylistically he is a terrible matchup for me.- reacted about his fantasy matchup against Daniel Cormier”

“I think the matchups were quite favorable to Alex Pereira up until Magomed Ankalaev. Just with the threats of the takedown, even in the first fight we didn’t really see Ankalaev really go for the takedowns too much, but I think just the threat being there, stylistically he’s a bad matchup for Pereira.”

“I wouldn't want to. I'd do it for money. We'll start low. We'll go$5 million.”