“WHAT CAN I SAY?!... I KNOW BALL!!!!! Called the fight exactly how I expected, except for Sean pressuring forward... AND NEW!!”

– via X, reacted to Sean Strickland's win over Khamzat Chimaev

“I thought Dricus would be stronger, but he wasn't. I took him down, crushed him, repeated the same thing over and over. He was just trying to survive. After a few rounds, I looked at his face. He didn't want to come out again. I knew I was the better fighter.”

– via UFC 328 Promotional Media, reflecting on his dominant title winning performance against Dricus du Plessis.

“Movsar, I'm coming for that a** next. Volkanovski, you know I'm coming for that a**. No pause”

– via his post fight interview at UFC Vegas 116, following his dominant unanimous decision victory over Youssef Zalal.

“[Islam] is gonna retire, I think, in two fights. One two fights, he's gone. I'm gonna take over this sport in one year.”

– via the Full Send Podcast (Nelk Boys), predicting a swift exit for the pound for pound king and his own subsequent coronation as the face of the UFC.

“We already fought, I've beaten him. Now he got the BMF title. The BMF title doesn't fit him, so I need that belt”

– via Ryan Garcia’s Kick stream, staking his claim to the BMF title currently held by Justin Gaethje.

“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

“I'll beat the f**king sh*t out of Charles Oliveira. People I beat have beaten him. He's walking around with my belt”

– via This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, staking his claim to the BMF title following Charles Oliveira’s victory at UFC 326.

“I will win this f***ing fight guys”

– via X, firing the opening salvo of his training camp for his upcoming title fight at UFC 328 against Khamzat Chimaev.

“It doesn't matter, I'll be there. That's why I break people mentally. I don't run from a fight, I seek it out. I'm hunting the whole time. It makes no difference to me.”

– via RMC Sport Combat, confirming he is ready to accept the "center of the cage" challenge if Max Holloway points to the floor

“I am very upset because I called my brother to come here with me and he didn't come. Johnny Walker is not here; he didn't come. I want to smash him. I want to break his foot and show him who's the real Walker... Everyone knows he has to ask his wife for permission. If his wife lets him, we'll fight. I don't care where—show me the money and I'll kill everyone and destroy everything... Come to heavyweight, boy”

– via Happy Punch and his post fight interview at Karate Combat 59, calling out his brother Johnny Walker after a controversial submission win

“It’s very easy to talk from thousands of kilometers away and criticize me, but then when you have me in that Octagon, you start to realize that I’m not Jack Della Maddalena... I’m something very different, and when I put my right hand on you, you’ll see that you’re going to have a very, very long sleep”

– via EldoberdanMMA, responding to Islam Makhachev’s technical analysis of his game.

“Tell him [Ian Garry] to suck it and that the belt is mine”

– via Instagram Stories, firing back after Ian Garry attempted to play matchmaker for the welterweight division.

“I do remember him being hurt... He was throwing heat the whole time. He was dangerous. He deserves a lot of credit for staying in that fight for 25 minutes. I really, really, really wanted to finish him. I cannot believe that f***er didn't go to sleep, but God, I hit him with some big shots... It's such a crazy sport”

– via the UFC 324 post—fight press conference, reflecting on the legendary durability of Paddy Pimblett after their interim title war.

“I love it. I love everything he’s been saying. He definitely sounds overconfident. He’s out here disrespecting legends like Dustin Poirier. I’m going to dog walk this English f**k on Saturday. Watch... You would also look like sh*t against Holloway. You won’t be fighting him”

– via UFC 324 pre fight press conference, delivering a furious response to Paddy Pimblett's critique of Dustin Poirier

“We’re in there to hurt each other. We’re not having a pillow fight... He won’t be physically the same after this fight. I will. I will be exactly the same. I’m going to put a beatdown on him like he’s never received”

– via UFC 324 media day interview, setting an ice cold tone for his clash with Justin Gaethje.

“You don’t have to be a doctor to know that if you have a brain, it can get shut off if I just shake it. I’ll show him—if I can shake his head and make his brain touch his skull, he’s gonna go to sleep”

– UFC 324 media day appearance, dismissing Paddy Pimblett’s claim that "Scousers don't get knocked out.

“I'm gonna beat the f**king dog sh*t out of him—straight—up, stand—up style. None of that grappling. I'm just gonna get in your face, knee your ribs, elbow your f**king face. It's gonna be a fight, man”

– via The Ariel Helwani Show, confirming that negotiations are officially underway for a potential clash with Conor McGregor at the UFC White House event in June.

“He could be champion literally today. If he went in and fought Tom Aspinall or Ciryl Gane... I don't think there's a chance anyone has against him”

– via The Fighter vs. The Writer making a bold claim about the ceiling of Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson.

“It’s just like fighting Chandler again. That’s the way I’m looking at this. He’s got one way to catch me, and I’ve got about 50 different ways to finish him”

– via Applied Nutrition, comparing his UFC 324 opponent Justin Gaethje to his most recent victory

“Sad to say, but I think I’m gonna retire him”

– via an exclusive interview with ESPN UK (January 15, 2026), predicting the end of Justin Gaethje’s legendary career ahead of their UFC 324 interim title clash.