“That's 100% fake news... Hunter Campbell never offered me Bo for the White House. I'm not entertaining this fight unless it's at 170 lbs”

– via The Ariel Helwani Show, shut down rumors of a potential matchup against Bo Nickal at the historic UFC Freedom 250 card.

“What does he want to do, 25 minutes against takedowns?… Just stop all the BS, let’s think straight about it. Let’s go in, let’s exchange some strikes, and I will say more, if you win, if Volkanovski wins, I will leave the UFC, that’s what I will say”

– via The Ariel Helwani Show, issuing a massive high stakes challenge to Alexander Volkanovski while dismissing Movsar Evloev’s claim to the title shot

“I know it ain't going to be a boring fight with me, 'cause you ain't holding me down... I want you trying to spam wrestling... I bet you, I am gonna end up on top and I'll do more damage than you anyway”

– via his YouTube channel, issuing a bold warning to Movsar Evloev following the Russian's victory at UFC London.

“Jon Jones was never fighting on the White House card. How many f**king times do I gotta to say this? Never, ever, ever—which I told you guys 100,000 times—was Jon Jones ever remotely in my mind to fight at the White House.”

– via the UFC 326 post fight press conference, shutting down the narrative that Jon Jones was ever a serious option for the South Lawn event.

“What excites me is if one of them [Murphy] has a crazy knockout, then there’s going to be hype, but Movsar, this wrestling style that everyone’s having problems with, fighters don’t know how to deal with it... I get to take out that new era style and show that I can outstrike the best grapplers and outgrapple the best. That’s bigger for my legacy. Both are great fights, but if I had to choose, it would probably be Movsar”

– via his YouTube channel, breaking down the fallout of UFC London (March 21) and confirming his next target.

“I’m excited to see Chimaev smash him and walk through him. I’m hoping that Khamzat cuts him open a little bit, lets him bleed a little bit, and then breaks him mentally and taps him out.”

– via his YouTube channel, doubling down on his desire to see Khamzat Chimaev dismantle Sean Strickland at UFC 328.

“I’m excited to see Chimaev smash him and walk through him. I’m hoping that Khamzat cuts him open a little bit, lets him bleed a little bit, and then breaks him mentally and taps him out.”

– via his YouTube channel, doubling down on his desire to see Khamzat Chimaev dismantle Sean Strickland at UFC 328.

“Arman is a very popular fighter. It would be interesting to fight him. I have no disrespect to him whatsoever. But if we'll have to fight, who am I to turn it down?”

– via the Kolos MMA YouTube channel, welcoming the idea of Arman Tsarukyan dropping down to the featherweight division.

“Nah, not really. Grappler vs. striker. Strickland’s gonna get taken down and beaten up. It’s gonna be bad. Khamzat’s gonna beat him up pretty good... When I was in my prime, you know, a couple of years ago, he was at 170 [pounds], they were trying to set us [Chimaev vs. Covington] up to fight, but it never materialized.”

– via an N3on livestream, dismissing Sean Strickland’s chances in the upcoming UFC 328 main event against Khamzat Chimaev.

“Nah, not really. Grappler vs. striker. Strickland’s gonna get taken down and beaten up. It’s gonna be bad. Khamzat’s gonna beat him up pretty good... When I was in my prime, you know, a couple of years ago, he was at 170 [pounds], they were trying to set us [Chimaev vs. Covington] up to fight, but it never materialized.”

– via an N3on livestream, dismissing Sean Strickland’s chances in the upcoming UFC 328 main event against Khamzat Chimaev.

“When he gets the grip locked in, it's immediate blood shutdown. Usually you feel it slowly fading away. The darkness started to come in as soon as he got the grip”

– via The Joe Rogan Experience (JRE MMA Show #176), describing the terrifying efficiency of Islam Makhachev’s submission game.

“I never heard anything about Jon Jones and the only time that I thought could possibly be was when he was in negotiations... No [I wasn't offered a fight against Jones].”

– via The Ariel Helwani Show, clarifying the rumors surrounding a potential superfight with Jon Jones at the White House.

“I propose we do this in a weight class where one of us is ranked, and there are actual stakes. So, how about you bring that stupid ginger bowl cut down to 170 pounds... But let us get one thing crystal clear. I am not going to take away an opportunity from someone who unlike you has done things the hard way to earn a spot on a big card like Kyle Daukaus”

– via a recent YouTube stream, delivering a scathing rebuttal to Bo Nickal's request to fight him at the White House on June 14.

“Khamzat has that one tool he uses to dominate everybody, but when that doesn't work you're forced to show your whole arsenal. Khamzat can strike too. He stood with Gilbert Burns and dropped him a few times. If he changes that mentality and fights like a free mixed martial artist, we could really see his prime full arsenal”

– via the Pound 4 Pound podcast, breaking down the evolution of Khamzat Chimaev as he prepares for his first middleweight title defense.

“Charles did really well. I didn't expect such a great performance from him. I thought that he would win, but not in such a dominant manner.... He was taking Max down like he was a schoolboy”

– via Red Corner MMA, reflecting on the outcome of the BMF title fight between Charles Oliveira and Max Holloway at UFC 326.

“Fake news. I am not fighting my 'son' Joshua Van. My team and I have been pushing for this fight since my last one. However, according to the UFC, they had already promised the title shot to Tatsuro Taira after he defeated Brandon [Moreno]”

– via X, addressing rumors of a potential title clash against the new flyweight champion

“I didn't lose that fight. Gamrot lost to Oliveira, Hooker, and Beneil Dariush. I beat all of them”

– pushing back against Daniel Cormier's mention of his loss to Mateusz Gamrot by arguing he has better wins than Gamrot's losses

“He said, ‘Yeah, Jake Paul, he’s fighting, and I’m like, ‘No bro, come on. Don’t disrespect me like that. They even come out after and say, ‘What if the numbers are good?’ He sends out some number, and I’m like, ‘It’s not about the number. If it was about the number, we could have started up.’ I’m just not interested, it makes no sense for me. It’s not what I’m looking at right now”

– Ngannou didn't hold back when saying Jake Paul's crew hit him up about replacing Davis

“I don't know if I want to wait that long, but we'll see what happens. We'll see what happens. Never say never”

– reacted to Oliveira's callout