“I don't know how to explain [the Pimblett title shot case]. You know, when you're an amateur fighter, you can buy judges... Like a poor guy is fighting with a rich kid [and] someone paid for the judges and he's winning always... It's the same. He has like a [lot of] followers or whatever, or his country is big... So he got his title fight because of that... I hate paddy.”

– via ESPN MMA, offering to help Justin Gaethje prepare while criticizing Paddy Pimblett's popularity as the reason for his title opportunity.

“I think this is UFC game plan, not family issues. They want to make Paddy Pimblett a star, bring him to fight for the title with Topuria as a bigger name. They know I could beat everybody. Paddy is easy work, Justin is easy work, Ilia easy work.”

– via ESPN, claiming that Ilia Topuria's break is part of a UFC plan to elevate Paddy Pimblett, and stating his confidence in beating all three lightweights( Paddy,Ilia and Justin).

“I think this is UFC game plan, not family issues. They want to make Paddy Pimblett a star, bring him to fight for the title with Topuria as a bigger name. They know I could beat everybody. Paddy is easy work, Justin is easy work, Ilia easy work.”

– via ESPN, claiming that Ilia Topuria's break is part of a UFC plan to elevate Paddy Pimblett, and stating his confidence in beating all three lightweights( Paddy,Ilia and Justin).

“I think this is UFC game plan, not family issues. They want to make Paddy Pimblett a star, bring him to fight for the title with Topuria as a bigger name. They know I could beat everybody. Paddy is easy work, Justin is easy work, Ilia easy work.”

– via ESPN, claiming that Ilia Topuria's break is part of a UFC plan to elevate Paddy Pimblett, and stating his confidence in beating all three lightweights( Paddy,Ilia and Justin).

“An interim title fight that does not feature a number one contender because the number one contender at 155 is a guy named Arman Tsarukyan. This is as prestigious as the BMF title.”

– blasting the UFC's announcement of the interim lightweight title fight between Paddy Pimblett and Justin Gaethje, arguing that Arman Tsarukyan should have been included.

“Make it make sense”

– via X, responding to Pimblett's diss and seemingly expressing confusion or frustration over being snubbed for the interim title fight.

“Missing the opportunity to fight one of the featherweight goats is what hurts me the most. It's not about who's the best anymore. It's about who's most popular”

– via X, expressing frustration after being overlooked for the featherweight title shot.

“He was pissed off he didn't get a $50,000 in his last fight, that he didn't get the bonus of the night. I said Francis, you didn't get it for this, that [reason] and he's in my office and he's arguing with me... The conversation's over, and I'm starting to leave, and he grabs me by my shirt and pushes me back in my office, and I said, 'Dude, get your f**king hands off me.' I could see in this guy's face and in his eyes and the way he's acting who this guy really f**king is”

– On Francis Ngannou Getting Physical Over a Bonus

“My guy Hunter [Campbell], they were talking about something, it might have even been that same thing. And when Hunter started to walk away, Francis grabbed him by the f**king back of his collar and f**king pulled him back and said, 'We're not done talking yet.' This guy's not a good f**king guy. He's a bad guy”

– On Ngannou's Confrontation with Hunter Campbell

“No doubt we s**k, never bet on me again. and I need a head massage.”

– reacts to his loss over Mike Malott

“Man fook what yall talking about bro kicked a std into my d**k my n*ts hurt.”

– reacts to his loss over Mike Malott