“My whole thing with Francis is, i have this philosophy where, if someone shows you who they really are, believe them... there was nothing that made me happier than throwing that guy over to the f***ing pfl. Let me tell you what, if we let guys go, feel bad for the company that gets them.We let them go for a f***ing reason. I don't want to let anybody go. I don't want to be in business with guys that i don't like and that i don't think are good guys. And when you talk about good guys and guys, i am in the fight business. Sh*t happens, you know what i mean? I'm pretty lenient when it comes to tough guy sh*t. I'm not lenient with bad guy sh*t”

– via an interview with Oscar Willis, expressing his satisfaction that Francis Ngannou left the UFC and stating his philosophy is to avoid being in business with people he deems "bad guys

“You know what I think about it, I hate that. Many friends, relatives have all fought each other before. It doesn’t determine… whether or not you’re friends with somebody or hate them, you’re competing to see who the best is. But that’s his decision. To think about even vacating him because you don’t want to compete against somebody is insane. But he’s a grown man, and it’s up to him.”

– criticizing Tom Aspinall for his stance on a potential fight with a teammate via TNT Sports.