“I don’t think Chimaev would disagree. Bo Nickal is still stylistically the hardest match for Chimaev. That would probably be his most difficult match on the whole roster... Bo Nickal is still stylistically the hardest match for Chimaev.”

– Chael Sonnen via Ariel Helwani show

“I don’t think Chimaev would disagree. Bo Nickal is still stylistically the hardest match for Chimaev. That would probably be his most difficult match on the whole roster... Bo Nickal is still stylistically the hardest match for Chimaev.”

– Chael Sonnen via Ariel Helwani show

“The reason we did not get to 30—0, and the reason this stopped at 29—0, had nothing to do with competition. Khabib was not scared of anybody... If you wanted Khabib to get to 30—0, and you wanted him to walk out for the 30th time... it was the weight class... The absolute No. 1 reason fighters retire... is that they don’t want to make weight anymore.The reason you didn’t get Khabib vs. Conor 2 had nothing to do with money or location, had nothing to do with a statement that was made or a promise that was going to be kept. Khabib, as an athlete, was done weighing 155 [pounds]... They could've got Khabib—Conor 2. All they had to do was make it at 170 [pounds].”

– on the reason a Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov rematch did not happen, via his YouTube channel.

“Well, jeez. Pereira is so big. I do think size matters at a certain point. Chimaev would be a problem in certain positions, but ultimately Pereira’s size, even if he went down once or twice, that’s a big man to drag to the canvas for 25 straight minutes... What they weigh right now, Pereira would beat him”

– shared his opinion on Khamzat vs. Pereira

“Well, jeez. Pereira is so big. I do think size matters at a certain point. Chimaev would be a problem in certain positions, but ultimately Pereira’s size, even if he went down once or twice, that’s a big man to drag to the canvas for 25 straight minutes... What they weigh right now, Pereira would beat him”

– shared his opinion on Khamzat vs. Pereira