“JDM, welterweight champion, months of training, and they wanted me to go over there and beat Islam in one day notice. Like that's impossible... JDM looked like he was crying, like just due to the frustration... Defeated mentally”

– via Home of Fight, commenting on the level of dominance Islam Makhachev showed over Jack Della Maddalena (JDM) at UFC 322.

“I haven’t said yes or no to anybody yet, but I can’t put Jon Jones in a position where he can… I had a deal with him to fight Tom Aspinall, we had a deal and he said, ‘I am not going to do it.I can’t be in that position. People talk sh** about McGregor. McGregor, when you walk into that room, three days out from the fight, your opponent fell out... [McGregor will be like] 'Just let me know who I’ll fight.' You say whatever you want about Conor. Conor’s been that guy.”

– explained difference between Jon Jones and Conor McGregor ahead of UFC White House event

“Islam looked phenomenal everywhere. Jack and his team just didn't look prepared. I don't know if anyone told them they had a world title defence. They should be ashamed for the preparation, in my opinion.I thought it was clean. He did what he needed to do against someone who I thought was gonna cause him problems... Islam looked phenomenal everywhere. I thought he was clean and crisp... I think he was just having fun.”

– via UFC on TNT Sports, criticizing Jack Della Maddalena's preparation while praising Islam Makhachev's dominance

“No, I thought Jack would be able to defend some takedown and get up from the ground. But he could do absolutely nothing. Islam showed he was on another level. He nullified all his strong attributes and just dominated”

– reacts to Islam Makhachev's UFC 322 win.

“Sending m&m's and commiserations to you JDM one of the weakest title defences in ufc history. Your prep looked non existent”

– via X, criticizing Jack Della Maddalena's performance against Islam Makhachev at UFC 322.

“Jack needs an entire camp dedicated just to wrestling. What a disappointment of a champion. You should go to Georgia to learn something.Islam, you need something you can’t train: emotion. You’re the most boring thing in this game. Every day I’m more certain I put you to sleep.”

– reacted to Islam Makhachev's win at UFC 322

“Out of all those people, the last person I would expect to say no was Francis Ngannou. That is crazy. At the end of the day, this sport is all about getting money. We all prize fighters. When Francis Ngannou said, 'I don't want to get disrespected,' the best way to make somebody respect you is when you put your fist on their chin and knock them out, and you get money for it.I'm talking about how much money you make and get when you ain't worrying about the money no more. So he must be making some good bread because I can't see it. I can't understand it. Because if you boxers and you fighters are really tired of Jake Paul f*cking up boxing, then get his a** somebody”

– via shared his confusion and questioned Ngannou's decision

“If you turn down fights you don't think are hard, it doesn't make you a noble man, it makes you unemployed. You're a prize fighter, there's a prize and you're insulted? You turned down the challenge, you lose”

– reacted to Francis Ngannou for declining a fight offer against Jake Paul

“My lane helped your lane. I spoke up for you over and over again. No more. Look at yourself in the mirror. God don't like ugly. Maybe the truth is you are a fake holier than thou actor, when it's always been just about you. Maybe use your platform to speak on the youth of your country (posting a flag ain't it), instead of doing TMZ interviews like a con man to talk about me. Reality check... sleep you in boxing and Jon Jones does in [MMA]”

– responded to Francis Ngannou after Ngannou declined a fight offer.

“Justin Gaethje never breaks his word. If he gets jumped by Paddy, he'll retire and never fight in the UFC”

– via Submission Radio.

“I was as disappointed as anybody else... I think when I saw the poke and how bad it was, and the fact that it compromised both eyes, it was ugly... Somebody brought up a really good point to me, that let’s say Tom could kind of see, but it was not 100%, and you’re in there with a guy like Ciryl Gane, who’s on point.I think there was a part of it that was like, 'Sh*t, I’m not fighting this guy with not 100% vision.' And it’s on Ciryl Gane because he’s the one who committed the foul. Ciryl Gane made a pretty egregious foul there, and that’s got to be addressed.”

– reacts to Ciryl Gane eyepoke inceident at UFC 321

“And that’s the thing that we left without. I mean, if I’m in Tom’s shoes, everything is possible right now, including denying the rematch. So, [Gane's] a cheater. He cheated multiple times. I wanted to fight him. I wanted to give him an opportunity. I’ve done all of those things. I’m moving on. I don’t fight guys that are cheaters. Now, I understand that match is still going to get made. I’m talking about you from a storyline perspective, and we have to go redo it. We have no choice”

– shot fire at Ciryl Gane after UFC 321 eye poke incident via his YT Channel

“It wasn’t an eye poke. It was a double eye poke. It wasn’t one finger went knuckle deep. Two fingers. Slow it down. Both of them go knuckle deep. And in that regard, I don’t love the idea of unintentional. I do believe that’s the rule, and I believe the rule was properly followed. I’m not giving Jason Herzog a hard time, but I’m opening the door to it, particularly for the future. We’ve got two constants as far as the rules go from 1993 till now. Don’t bite the guy. Don’t poke the son of a bi*ch in his eyes. Those are the two rules. So when one of them is violated, it’s very frustrating when somebody can go out and grab the fabric, grab the shorts, and a warning happens”

– shot fire at Ciryl Gane after UFC 321 eye poke incident via his YT Channel

“I was literally trying to tell him you could possibly be on the verge of something tremendously special right now... [In that statement], I was saying Jailton's going to grapple you. It's not as dangerous a fight. I could have done a better job of saying that to Tom. Now I was a little upset that Tom and them released that, if I'm being honest with you. I thought when you lean into someone and you're talking quietly, that's a private conversation that should stay between [us]. I thought it was Embedded, and I know that Embedded would never do something like that.”

– reacted with disappointment after discovering Tom Aspinall shared their private exchange.

“You can't win a fight by just laying on top of somebody... I was actually very happy with the way the judges scored that fight”

– expressing approval for how the judges scored the Alexander Volkov vs. Jailton Almeida fight.

“Being poked in the eye is illegal Brendan, but to fight with one eye is very common. The opponent is trying to hit your eye; he’s trying to bust you up and make your nose bleed. So that part of it, it does have a question mark for guys like Anthony and I. We are trying to be polite. We are trying to show grace, but in all fairness, you’re the heavyweight champion of the world. You’ve got to fight with one eye at times.”

– reacted to Tom Aspinal not fighting after eye poke issue at UFC 321

“'I thought the fight was turning out to be a little bit harder than perhaps Tom [Aspinall] expected. I have one concern with Tom, and this is not his fault, but it is because he’s so darn good. But the reality is he’s finished six guys in the first round. He’s never been to a third round of a fight just for an example. So the question is how are you going to respond when things get tough?”

– reacted to Tom Aspinal not fighting after eye poke issue at UFC 321

“About RDR against Allen, I knew Allen would win... He doesn't have the level that people think he has, and that's what Allen showed. I knew he was overrated because of his fighting style, all the holes he has in his game... I faced Allen before, so I knew from my perspective, Allen would be better than him...As an elite fighter, you can't give up. That's your job, that's what you do for a living. You are the highest level in the world, and you're showing it to people. So, you can't give up. It's like in life, at the end of the day. But I heard it was his corner that threw in the towel, so I don't know what happened clearly, but like I said, for me, you can't give up at the highest level”

– mocked about Reinier de Ridder's loss to Brendan Allen via MMA Junkie