“2026 is about to be lit. I'm going to go out there, take care of Song, take care of Petr. 'Doing Well' is going to blow up. I'm going to retire. This might be the last 'Suga' year ever”

– via his YouTube channel sending shockwaves through the MMA world by suggesting that his 2026 campaign will be his final act in the Octagon

“Obviously, the plan is to go back and beat the living daylights out of Ciryl Gane—that's the plan. But right now, the short term plan is to get back to where I should be, to get back in the gym.”

– via One on One MMA detailing his road to recovery and his singular focus on a rematch with the Frenchman

“Arman's past performances and wins won't help him in this one. It's not easy to drown a pirate or choke him out... I will be able to fine—tune my wrestling, work on it”

– via Red Corner MMA discussing his mindset for the grappling superfight against Arman Tsarukyan.

“After I beat YaDong I'm going to beat MyPeter”

– via X calling out Petr Yan for the Bantamweight Title bout

“I'll go out there, finish song, and then it's me vs. petr at the white house. I just don't understand what fight could be bigger [in bantamweight division].”

– via NIGHTY, outlining his plan to finish Song Yadong and then fight Petr Yan at the UFC White House event, stating he believes that matchup would be the biggest in the bantamweight division.

“I really hope it happens. Dana, bro, please bro, please. I’m training, I feel great, I’m healthy, and I’ll be so honored to represent our country and do what I do best.”

– asking Dana White to put him in a UFC fight card, via Dirty Boxing.

“When I saw this, I felt nice. You have to be in this mood because I hope you're gonna take the fight again. He had a chance to hurt me, but why didn't it happen? We'll see, but I like his mood, and if he'll try to do this, I'm gonna show him who's gonna be hurt.”

– reacts to Merab's "I’ll break him in the first 1.5 minutes" comment

“The other thing that I heard was that he didn’t know he was fighting me, so I’m wondering how he knows what my skill level is like if that’s the case! But honestly, it doesn’t matter to me what he says. The reason I’m so confident going into this fight is the preparation that I put in and the skills that I bring to the octagon. This camp went so well. I’m the best I’ve ever been by a long shot. So no matter what anybody says, that doesn’t change the preparation that I put in”

– responds to Holland's trashtalk