“It’s embarrassing, Bo Nickal is a complete coward. He is a quitter. The fact that he didn’t want to wrestle a guy who missed weight by a couple of pounds... That's two times in a row he has pulled out from wrestling Yoel Romero. It's embarrassing, but it makes sense. We all know Bo Nickal is a quitter”

– via Submission Radio (January 11, 2026), blasting Bo Nickal for withdrawing from their scheduled RAF 05 light heavyweight title bout.

“Oh, the quitter Bo Nickal? I call him Bo Nickles. He bailed on RAF the last fight against Yoel. He bailed on this one. He quit in his last fight. Actually, I want to apologize to Reinier de Ridder, because I called him a Dutch kickboxer. My bad, he is actually a grappler. So, a grappler made Bo quit in the octagon. So you know Bo is a quitter. I don't have time for quitters”

– via RAF 5 post—fight press conference (January 10, 2026), doubling down on his "quitter" narrative to reject Bo Nickal's challenge for a fight at the UFC White House

“You should make the top—ten before you start talking about a sport [MMA] that built another sport [Wrestling]. Wrestling is here on stage because of MMA, and you've done absolutely nothing in the sport of MMA. You quit. You quit before the knee even hit you, Bo. Button it up... What have you done on a world stage? Absolutely nothing. You're a college b*m”

– via RAF 05 pre—fight press conference questioning Nickal’s transition to MMA and his lack of international wrestling credentials.

“Dan Hooker is a piece of shit!!!!!”

– via X in support of his long—time friend, Paddy Pimblett, following Hooker’s "RIP Ricky" comment.

“He’s just an a**hole. I tried to make peace with him many times, and he made it very clear that he wants to be enemies for the rest of his life. He's a d*ckhead. Look at the way he treats his staff”

– via Red Corner MMA (January 8, 2026), delivering a scathing review of Daniel Cormier after the two finished filming as rival coaches on ALF Reality in Thailand.

“Dan Hooker couldn't grapple a f***ing rapist off his ma.”

– via an interview with The MMA Guru (January 9, 2026), sparking the most toxic lightweight feud of the new year by using a graphic analogy to mock the Kiwi’s wrestling

“Ain’t said s*** when we were face to face b****. I thought we were mates, but you’re not a very good mate are you @PaddyTheBaddy RIP Ricky...It’s on site u fat b****( refering Paddy)”

– via X firing back with a reference to one of Paddy's most sensitive personal tragedies

“You took a hypothetical joke about how bad your grappling is and responded by talking s*** about my mate who committed suicide? Now that’s lowest of the low and on [sight] is fine by me you’re utter dogsh** at fighting”

– via social media, responded to the "RIP Ricky" comment with outrage, effectively ending their friendship.

“No, I don't want Whittaker. It doesn't do anything for me. If I beat Whittaker, there's no title shot ahead of that. It doesn't do anything... It's like the girl at the party, everybody's f***ed. And you’re just like... maybe if it’s 3 AM and there’s nobody left, I might try it... Whittaker's body count is too high”

– via Jon Bernard Kairouz podcast, explaining his decision to turn down a fight with the former champion in favor of a rising contender.

“[Hooker] nearly guillotined him, which shows how bad Arman's grappling is... He beat Dariush who's about 48. A lot of people don't think he beat Charles. And then he fought f**king Dan Hooker who's, let's be honest, sh*t”

– via his YouTube channel, launching a "scorched earth" verbal attack on Arman Tsarukyan

“Evloev's just a sleeping bag, he just lies on top of you. No one really wants to watch Evloev fight. He's so boring”

– via a "Tea with Tom" segment on Tom Aspinall's YouTube channel, taking a shot at the undefeated featherweight contender's fighting style.

“We all know you need the money, so let me help you one more time. Quit boxing... come on over to Real American Freestyle. After i mop the mat with Luke Rockhold January 10th, you could take your chance at redemption.”

– via his YouTube channel, offering Tyron Woodley a wrestling rematch following Woodley's recent knockout loss to Anderson Silva in boxing.

“He's had his chance to fight for the title and he pulled out. Maybe he had to change his underwear after making that decision.”

– via Eldoberdan MMA, mockingly dismissing Arman Tsarukyan’s claims to a title shot by referencing his withdrawal from a previous scheduled championship bout

“There were different plans for Khabib. His dad made sure that we didn't fight... They realized that i wasn't a punk and that i was going to win... A guy made a phone call and told them, 'we do not want to fight.' They didn't want that loss on his record because they needed him for some political reasons.”

– via Bloody Elbow, offering a conspiracy laden explanation for why his highly anticipated matchup with Khabib Nurmagomedov failed to materialize five separate times

“Aspinall s**ks dude, he took the easy way out.”

– via Adin Ross reacted to Tom Aspinall eye poke controversy

“Remember when i said i'd beat both of u on the same night? Brandon Royal already got his a whooped. Now only ur b*tch a** is left.”

– via X, responding to the champion by referencing his dominant first round knockout victory over Brandon Royval at UFC Vegas 112

“That b*tch [Ilia] puts his hands on a woman... You don't deserve to see your kids son, because you put your hands on their mother. You're a coward. You need to repent and return to Jesus Christ”

– via instagram reacting strongly to domestic violence allegations against Ilia Topuria

“Arman is an idiot. He just talks a big game, and he’s sh*t. He dug his own grave and pulled out of a title fight. He thinks that because his dad’s a millionaire, he can pay his way into things like this. It doesn’t work like that with the ufc. Sit down, shut up, and do what you’re told.”

– via an interview with Carlos Legaspi, slamming Arman Tsarukyan for talking a big game and claiming that Tsarukyan's attempt to use wealth to influence title opportunities "doesn't work" in the UFC.

“You have my belt, if i didn’t break my foot in july i’ll be the champion right now. Now baby, listen very well, i am here, your daddy, your daddy gonna take your diapers alive on the new deal, paramount deal. I am going to take your diapers alive.”

– speaking to Michael Bisping after his KO win over Brandon Royval, claiming he would already be champion if not for an injury and sending a bizarre message to champion Joshua Van before challenging him to fight in Houston in February or "whenever you want.

“Shavkat, i heard you chirping. Talking about 'black boy'. Imma show you where the f**k we come from. I am gonna f**k you up... Shavkat, if you don't sign, somebody else gonna d*e. I'm burying everybody in the UFC.via Instagram, going off on Shavkat Rakhmonov, referencing an alleged derogatory comment ("black boy"), and issuing a fiery challenge, threatening to "f**k up" Rakhmonov and "bury everybody" in the UFC if the fight isn't signed.”