“He said he was considering sicide a couple weeks ago? Holy sht. That's unfortunate to hear”

– via the UFC Seattle post fight press conference, reacting in shock to Joe Pyfer’s emotional octagon revelation following his massive upset victory.

“You're a champion for taking this fight”

– via UFC showing respect for Israel Adesanya ahead of UFC Seattle

“You gave me a shot, so it's my turn.But i'm gonna bring my best, you bring your best”

– via UFC showing respect for Joe Pyfer ahead of UFC Seattle

“I would not take the field, I would take Max Holloway [to get the fight]. I just think it makes so much sense, given what their first fight held in 2013, given what they've accomplished at this point in time... I just think Conor and Max Holloway is about as big a fight as you can make for Conor.”

– via MMA Junkie (joining "The Bohnfire" with Mike Bohn), providing a "brutally honest" assessment of why a rematch between Conor McGregor and Max Holloway is the premier choice for the Irishman’s return

“I really hope Conor's actually back. It's the greatest personality the sport's ever known, and no one's even close”

– via The Joe Rogan Experience, reacting to the breaking news that Conor McGregor has officially been cleared to return to the Octagon.

“[Pereira] should be main event, he is going for three belts but it’s Ciryl Gane, man. No one wants Ciryl Gane anymore, get that guy out of there. How many times has he been in the f**** title picture?... I hope Alex just f****** chins him and then three time world champion”

– via The Schmo, slamming the heavyweight division and questioning Ciryl Gane’s constant presence in the title conversation ahead of UFC Freedom 250.

“Aren't they out there bragging that he's the GOAT? If the GOAT is not respected, then I truly worry for those who are not the GOATs... Imagine what they are going through”

– via The Ariel Helwani Show, coming to the defense of his former rival Jon Jones during their respective disputes with the UFC

“Colby is a liar. There are text message receipts of him being offered the fight. I saw him weigh in at RAF with my own eyes at 198 lbs. He will never fight me because he knows I'll k*ll him”

– via X, escalating his war of words with Colby Covington and accusing the former interim champion of dodging a middleweight clash at the White House.

“We can fight at whatever weight he wants. I want to get that one back. That’ll be a fun fight, Conor’s not gonna shoot.”

– via his YouTube channel, calling for a long awaited rematch with Conor McGregor following his recent setback against Charles Oliveira.

“All the fights Alex had before he fought me were easy wins 'cause he's just a monster. I said the middleweights should thank me — they don't have to, 'cause I was talking sh*t but yeah, if not for me, he'd be terrorizing this whole division, and they wouldn't have a chance against this motherf**ker”

– via Full Send MMA, reflecting on the sheer dominance of his rival Alex Pereira and his own role in altering the history of the middleweight division

“If this Ilia fight was offered in June, Islam would accept even if he has one leg. But Islam already has a fight in the summer against the No.1 contender, it’s a done deal, and the UFC will announce it very soon”

– via TMZ Sports, confirming that Islam Makhachev’s first welterweight title defense is finalized for this summer

“I’m pretty certain it’s Movsar. How many times can I keep not fighting the #1 contender... It’s gonna come to a point like 'What are we doing here?”

– via his YouTube channel, making it clear that he expects Movsar Evloev to be his next challenger following the results of UFC London.

“That dude is the truth… I haven’t been excited about someone like this in a minute. He made it look like Emmett brought fists, and he brought a gun. If he doesn’t become champ, I don’t know s*** about the sport”

– via Death Row MMA, reacting to the meteoric rise of Argentinian phenom Kevin Vallejos after his destruction of Josh Emmett.

“I'll just get to the point: I thought Lerone — and I've got nothing against Movsar, and this is not me being biased, for all the American fans — I thought Lerone should have won that fight”

– via his YouTube channel, disputing the judges' decision in the UFC London main event between Lerone Murphy and Movsar Evloev.

“Striking is the problem. Everybody wants people to strike. So why not have a Muay Thai league?... I’ve been trying to sell Dana on this. He doesn’t listen to me. I sent him all these cats. All these cats are people up over there in ONE... No one’s having boring fights over there”

– via his YouTube channel, discussing his ongoing (and so far unsuccessful) attempts to convince Dana White to launch a UFC backed Muay Thai or striking only promotion.

“The thing is that those guys who would make the biggest influence, who have the biggest platform like Ilia, Islam, Khabib, those guys are getting paid so well they're never gonna speak out against the UFC. Those guys are making $5–$10M a fight.”

– via an N3on livestream, explaining why he believes the UFC’s top stars remain silent on the ongoing fighter pay debate.

“The thing is that those guys who would make the biggest influence, who have the biggest platform like Ilia, Islam, Khabib, those guys are getting paid so well they're never gonna speak out against the UFC. Those guys are making $5–$10M a fight.”

– via an N3on livestream, explaining why he believes the UFC’s top stars remain silent on the ongoing fighter pay debate.

“The thing is that those guys who would make the biggest influence, who have the biggest platform like Ilia, Islam, Khabib, those guys are getting paid so well they're never gonna speak out against the UFC. Those guys are making $5–$10M a fight.”

– via an N3on livestream, explaining why he believes the UFC’s top stars remain silent on the ongoing fighter pay debate.

“You guys know I've been talking about this fight for a while, and it only should have gotten made if they want to see a dead body. It sucks that the American representative they’re going to send doesn't have many chances... All that said, his style is tailor made for somebody like Ilia”

– via the Death Row MMA Podcast, delivering a grim prediction for the Freedom 250 headliner between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje.

“You guys know I've been talking about this fight for a while, and it only should have gotten made if they want to see a dead body. It sucks that the American representative they’re going to send doesn't have many chances... All that said, his style is tailor made for somebody like Ilia”

– via the Death Row MMA Podcast, delivering a grim prediction for the Freedom 250 headliner between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje.