“When one guy is constantly marching forward, throwing jabs, mixing in overhands, getting takedowns, and doing that for almost five rounds, I don't see how he loses the fight. The other guy was backing up and jabbing the whole time.”

– via Pound 4 Pound, arguing that Kamaru Usman felt Khamzat Chimaev's aggression and wrestling volume should have earned him the decision over Sean Strickland.

“In there between rounds, who's his coach? Who's giving him sound instructions? Arman Tsarukyan, a fighter still trying to make his way to the title?... Khamzat Chimaev has all that athletic ability. What's missing is the head coach.”

– via Pound 4 Pound, questioning the tactical leadership in Khamzat Chimaev's corner and highlighting the absence of an experienced head coach during his title bout.

“When both guys start doing it, all of a sudden, you have touched gloves six and seven times. Yeah, you have kind of buried the hatchet. I didn’t tune in to see them bury [the hatchet].”

– via YouTube, critiquing the excessive sportsmanship between Sean Strickland and Khamzat Chimaev during the fight after their intense prefight rivalry.

“When both guys start doing it, all of a sudden, you have touched gloves six and seven times. Yeah, you have kind of buried the hatchet. I didn’t tune in to see them bury [the hatchet].”

– via YouTube, critiquing the excessive sportsmanship between Sean Strickland and Khamzat Chimaev during the fight after their intense pre fight rivalry.

“I always had the same gameplan... I would attempt 100 takedowns if required. But you don't see that in Khamzat's fights. He usually starts going full wrestling, and when it doesn't work out, he starts striking... while he is gassed.”

– via Adam Zubayraev, critiquing Khamzat Chimaev's tactical approach and cardio management compared to his own wrestling heavy strategy.

“UFC just [keeps producing] heavy punchers, guys. Look at this division. Look at the heavyweight division now, everyone relies only on one knockout punch... Josh Hokit is the same... I don’t like it, I’m more about martial arts, how to be a better fighter, and improve your skills and how to do different things.”

– via PostFight Interview, outlining a preference for technical martial arts mastery over the current trend of heavyweights relying solely on knockout power.

“Whatever was decided, it was already before the match. Big congrats to Sean to show strength and handle this pressure. On the other side, pure hate in press conference and smile in the cage? No, we are Warriors... handle fully the fire in our hearts and stillness in our mind.”

– via X, critiquing the shift in demeanor between pre fight animosity and post fight reconciliation while emphasizing the importance of warrior philosophy.

“If you watch the video, as soon as he steps on the scale, they say 185. It didn't even have time to balance... This is a hang scale. You have to let it balance”

– via The Ariel Helwani Show, adding his voice to the growing chorus of skepticism regarding the UFC 328 official weigh ins.

“This is wild coming from me but Josh goes way too far. Chandler's wife, Ilia Topuria's ex... I know it's the WWE thing but it's too much.”

– via UFC White House Press Conference, Sean Strickland criticizes Josh Hokit for personal verbal attacks he deems excessive, even by combat sports standards

“I've been making weight since I was 17 years old... That dude didn't make that weight. There's no convincing me bro... It's all bullsh*t. [Khamzat] gets special treatment.”

– via Instagram, expressing skepticism regarding the accuracy of the official weighin and suggesting preferential treatment was involved.

“His communication strategy was terrible... Sometimes it's better not to say anything. These things happen. You don't need to overdo it, exaggerate it. The guy was like ahh, ahh, acting like he can't drive anymore. Even his own fans must've been like Wow man, that's enough, relax”

– via RMC Sport Combat, hitting back at Tom Aspinall's relentless campaign to label him a dirty fighter following their controversial NC at UFC 321.

“It is tough to pretend that you're excited for an Islam [Makhachev] fight... Trust me, it's not big. You can have Islam's next fight be a co main event if you wanted to put it on the right card”

– via The Ariel Helwani Show, delivering a characteristically controversial take on the drawing power of the P4P king.

“They did offer me Arman Tsarukyan, but that matchup didn't make sense... He's 2 weight classes bigger than me. Then I saw what Arman did against the legend Urijah Faber, and I was disappointed. Arman should not have thrown him out like that”

– via The Ariel Helwani Show, explaining his decision to decline a high profile wrestling match against Arman Tsarukyan while condemning the lightweight's recent conduct.

“It’s very easy to tell if you’re being recorded with Meta glasses. How could he have missed that? I think he wanted people to know he’s injured... That was the video that made me believe that Jon Jones doesn't have anything left.”

– via his YouTube channel (Daniel Cormier TV), skeptically breaking down the viral "leak" of Jon Jones admitting to severe arthritis

“The GOAT for me is Khabib, and I would put Jon Jones in that category, but I can’t. You paid the price, you lost your prize, just like any sport... How many people have won Olympic gold medals and then they find out they cheated and got the medals taken away from them? If it’s true for any other sport, it should be true for MMA too”

– via The Ahmad Mahmood Show, explaining why Jon Jones’ history of failed drug tests permanently disqualifies him from the #1 spot in his GOAT rankings

“I meant people were saying it was a 'laughing stock' and one of them people was you @arielhelwani. Stop trying to start sh*t, you 43 year old dude”

– via X, directly calling out Ariel Helwani for allegedly instigating a feud between him and Jorge Masvidal.

“Tsarukyan's got to work his way back up there, man. Tsarukyan has had the opportunity, he didn't take it... I've got to be able to count on [them] if somebody is going to fight for a world championship”

– via Complex News (January 15, 2026), explaining why #1 ranked lightweight Arman Tsarukyan was passed over for the UFC 324 interim title fight.

“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.