“Volkanovski, I respect you. You're the OG. I know you want this legend vs. legend fight, so let's make it happen. Two guys still at the top of the game”

– via UFC News, following up on his UFC Vegas 116 victory by formalizing his challenge to the former featherweight king.

“I wouldn't be annoyed at all. I don't think he necessarily will cut the line. He'll have to fight the next top guy. If he wants to come down to the division, come down, because those featherweights, we want all the smoke... It ain't gonna be a cake walk, I can tell you that”

– via Mike Bohn (MMA Junkie), responding to the rumors of Arman Tsarukyan dropping down to the 145 pound division.

“I made some comments on the Aspinall fight and how he handled the situation of the foul, and I think my opinion still stands. The fact still remains, when Tommy got poked in the eye, the first thing he said was, 'I cannot see.' We all know that when you are fouled, you cannot say those words; otherwise, the referee is inclined to stop the fight. That's just the way the rules are made. Don't be mad at me. With that said, I think he should've handled the situation differently...I don't know how badly hurt he was. I never questioned Tommy's integrity”

– reacted to fan's comment on Tom Aspinall eye poke incident.

“I like Murphy. He has an interesting style to problem solve. But to say my name doesn’t belong in the mix is showing his insecurities. I’ve never turned down a fight. We will see what the bosses and Volk wants to do”