“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.