“You said it, can't run now. Send me contract @rafwrestlingusa. I'm ready to mop the floor with this bum. Another 10—0 coming right up.”

– via instagram reacts to Michael Chandler calling him out for a wrestling match

“He wants me to get hurt so I couldn't fight him. I'm a nightmare for him, and he knows that if we fight, he's going to lose.”

– via MMA Fighting responding to Paddy Pimblett’s recent comments about wanting him to suffer a serious injury.

“I want Justin to beat Paddy, because Justin, he is going to fight with me, but if Paddy wins, he is going to try to avoid me, because he is not [a] man like Justin”

– via Helen Yee (January 9, 2026), explaining why he is rooting for Justin Gaethje in the upcoming UFC 324 interim title fight.

“They want to make him champion. They know that if they put me in, he’s going to lose and the star is going to be gone. Gaethje is easy money for him. That’s why they even gave him the interim title, because he’s not going to be a real champion, because there’s Ilia Topuria and he can never beat Ilia Topuria”

– via MMA Fighting (January 11, 2026), following his dominant wrestling victory at RAF 5, as he continued his verbal assault on the UFC's decision to sideline him for the UFC 324 interim title.

“I think you [Gable Steveson] can do what Mike Tyson did, which is revitalize the heavyweight division. Other than Jon [Jones], who’s of course a superstar, but he’s kind of semi retired, the Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane thing was a disaster. I mean, Tom Aspinall still can’t see. He’s got a messed up right eyeball still... The reality is, he might not ever fight again”

– via The Joe Rogan Experience expressing grave concern over the heavyweight champion's career threatening eye injury.

“I don’t know if this is just tradition now, a lot of people say that this is a tradition down in Ecuador and this is what they do... it looks like you are having too much fun out there twerking, twirling, throwing your hips like. Michael Morales. Go ahead and wear them dresses at the press conference. Go ahead and wear them dresses at the weigh—ins. You a street walker. We knew this for a while now.”

– via social media and recent interviews roasting Michael Morales after videos of the Ecuadorian contender participating in a New Year's Eve tradition went viral

“It’s learned. Somebody told him to say it like that. I would have felt better if he would have said the N—word. Calling me a boy is crazy because I’m a grown man”

– via an exclusive interview with Sport Shredinger responding to a racially charged comment made by Shavkat Rakhmonov during their recent war of words.

“Ian calling Usman a 'has—been' is so crazy. You beat Belal and you had to eye poke him twice to do that; it wasn't like you stopped him... I still see Usman beating the crap out of Ian Garry. For him to say Usman is irrelevant is like, man, the f**k have you done?”

– reacting to Ian Garry’s dismissive comments toward former champion Kamaru Usman following Garry's victory over Belal Muhammad.

“OK, but how many people destroyed Michael Chandler? He is 40 years old. He has six losses and two wins in the UFC. He has like four loses win streak. He is a nobody… he showed good fights but he is not an elite fighter”

– via Daniel Cormier podcast, questioning Paddy Pimblett's ranking elevation following his victory over Michael Chandler.

“Bro, how can you beat #12 or #13 and become #5. I was beating everybody in our division. I was on a 5 or 6 win streak to get in Top 15. This guy just beat 6 people and he's #5”

– via The Ariel Helwani Show, questioning the validity of Paddy Pimblett's high UFC lightweight ranking.

“You're meant to be a champion of this sport, you're a child. You're taking away from your friend's win over here. How about you calm down, slow down, and have a bit of respect for your friend over here, rather than try to steal the headlines. Do you want the honest truth? It's little d**k energy. 'I need to show that I'm tough.' You're the champion of the world; no one needs to see you be tough”

– via the post fight press conference, slamming Khamzat Chimaev's behavior as childish and a spotlight grab.

“Arman, every time we see each other in person you freeze up like a scared duck with no idea what to do. You know I handle you however I want. I fight whoever the UFC chooses. And remember I slapped you and you just laughed, then you go around acting like a gangster. So keep going, you're on the right path... just a few levels below me, kid”

– responding to Arman Tsarukyan's callouts and alleging Tsarukyan shows him fear in person.

“I don't think either guy this puts them up for a title shot. Not long ago, [Machado Garry] just lose to Shavkat Rakhmonov. That was not that long ago... If Belal is able to win that, so?.Now you want to challenge the man [Islam Makhachev] you didn't want to challenge you to fight for the title? Because you said that was my brother, I trained with him, I don't want him to challenge me for the title?... It's a tough one, but I might have to lean toward Garry. It's a tough one, even though Belal has the ability to completely win this fight, but I do lean toward Garry”

– via the Pound 4 Pound podcast, arguing that the winner of Muhammad vs. Garry shouldn't automatically get the next welterweight title shot

“I don't think either guy this puts them up for a title shot. Not long ago, [Machado Garry] just lose to Shavkat Rakhmonov. That was not that long ago... If Belal is able to win that, so?.Now you want to challenge the man [Islam Makhachev] you didn't want to challenge you to fight for the title? Because you said that was my brother, I trained with him, I don't want him to challenge me for the title?... It's a tough one, but I might have to lean toward Garry. It's a tough one, even though Belal has the ability to completely win this fight, but I do lean toward Garry”

– via the Pound 4 Pound podcast, arguing that the winner of Muhammad vs. Garry shouldn't automatically get the next welterweight title shot

“The guy wasn't trying to see. The guy didn't want to see... It was his way out.”

– via Geoffrey Woo, expressing his belief that Tom Aspinall may have exaggerated or faked an eye issue to pull out of the fight against Ciryl Gane.

“Yeah, but you can't do that either [threaten to retire]. Can't just be like, 'I'm not playing anymore.' You get a title shot if you beat Arman Tsarukyan, that's how you get a title shot. You beat the No.1 contender, you beat the best guy in the division and you get a title shot. Sitting around and f**king pointing fingers and arguing about who deserves it more? Just go out there and win fights”

– criticizing Justin Gaethje for claiming the UFC owes him.