“Him? No, zero [chance to beat Makhachev]. [Bursts out laughing] Submit Islam? Yeah, knocking out Islam, he has more chance than submit Islam. I think Khabib cannot even submit Islam”

– via The Ariel Helwani Show, laughing off Ilia Topuria’s claim that he will take down and submit the pound for pound king.

“Him? No, zero [chance to beat Makhachev]. [Bursts out laughing] Submit Islam? Yeah, knocking out Islam, he has more chance than submit Islam. I think Khabib cannot even submit Islam”

– via The Ariel Helwani Show, laughing off Ilia Topuria’s claim that he will take down and submit the pound for pound king.

“If Ilia is going to move up, Islam is going to kick his ass. Then when he comes back down, I’ll kick his ass, and then the UFC will release him”

– via The Ariel Helwani Show, outlining a grim "three step" career trajectory for Ilia Topuria if the champion persists with his "Champ Champ" ambitions.

“Grow hair on your arms and legs. Be like a man. Georgian man... Don’t, don’t hang out a lot with the football players. Hang out with... tough guys, yeah”

– via The Ariel Helwani Show, continuing his relentless campaign of personal attacks against Ilia Topuria by mocking the champion's friendship with Cristiano Ronaldo.

“He's jealous. Then he wants to say I'm nothing, and if UFC offer me him, he's not gonna take it because he wants to tell everyone in this world I'm not on his level... If you say something, you got to answer why, right?... He said, 'I don't know.' So, he's the stupid guy, not me”

– via The Ariel Helwani Show, firing back at Ilia Topuria after the champion's viral "nuclear" rant earlier this week

“Not a good fighter. He is a good dude, but not a good fighter. Maybe he is a good dude, but fighter? He is a tough fighter. He has a good heart, but like nothing else. No high level techniques, nothing”

– via the Jaxxon Podcast, giving a dismissive breakdown of Paddy "The Baddy" Pimblett following the Scouser's recent attempts to enter the title conversation

“I'd want Justin Gaethje to pull out. Gaethje pulls out, I fight Topuria, take the belt, and kick him out of the UFC. That's my goal”

– via the Hustle Vlog with Adam Zubayraev, openly wishing for a chance to hijack the UFC Freedom 250 main event and settle his personal grudge with Ilia Topuria.

“Bro, look at my body and your body. On the singlet he looks like a fat a**”

– via the RAF 08 press conference, responding to Urijah Faber’s jabs about his maturity and his "food wasting" reputation.

“Islam. He’s [Prime Makhachev] is better because he is more well rounded… and has Khabib in his corner”

– via Adin Ross’s Kick stream, giving his verdict on the "Prime Khabib vs. Prime Islam" debate while the group discussed the evolution of the Dagestani camp.

“No chance for Gaethje. Ilia is going to knock him out, they just waste my time. Put me against Ilia and I'll take his belt. Easy money for me”

– via UFC, reacting to the official announcement that Ilia Topuria will defend his Lightweight championship against interim titleholder Justin Gaethje at the historic Freedom 250 event on June 14.

“Sometimes Charles fights very well, and sometimes he fights badly. It depends on how he's going to look. I'm going to tell [after watching] the first two minutes. I would say Oliveira”

– via the JAXXON Podcast, predicting Charles Oliveira to defeat Max Holloway just hours before their UFC 326 main event

“Khamzat called me right away and said, 'Bro, should I fly out? Should I come?' I said, 'Don't come, bro. Calm down.' He asked, 'Why didn’t you invite me? When there’s a fight, you never invite me. I gotta be there.' I said, 'No, no, no, bro.' Khamzat shouldn't be there. Me and Khamzat should be together for fights... Everybody’s scared of him. I wouldn't fight him”

– via The Ariel Helwani Show, revealing Khamzat Chimaev’s immediate reaction to the RAF 6 brawl

“He was overconfident because he beat the trash cans like [Michael Chandler], Bobby Green, [Tony] Ferguson”

– via Ariel Helwani Show reacted to UFC 324 main event

“I was enjoying every moment when Gaethje clipped him. He's a b*tch... He has zero MMA skills. He has a chin and that's it. He needs to take a break for 5–6 years after that fight. I would like for the UFC to cut him. Worst UFC fighter”

– via The Ariel Helwani Show, delivering a scathing review of Paddy Pimblett’s performance against Justin Gaethje at UFC 324.

“I'm gonna try to get the title at 145. We did the math, so my body can go to 145”

– via The Ariel Helwani Show, revealing his calculated plan to hunt for a second belt in the featherweight division

“He needs to take a break for five—six years after that fight. He got dropped like 15 times. So bad for his brain, he was stupid. He going to be even crazy after this fight”

– via Ariel Helwani Show reacted to UFC 324 main event

“He’s so bad… [Ilia] Topuria, he’s good fighter. Islam [Makhachev] good fighter. [Charles] Oliveira good fighter. [Max] Holloway good fighter. [Dustin] Poirier good fighter but this trash can… he’s zero fighter.”

– via Ariel Helwani Show reacted to UFC 324 main event

“Dana and Hunter [Campbell], forgive me. Give me a title fight. I’ll be a good boy. I’m a good boy. I’m not going to hit anybody anymore”

– via Daniel Cormier’s YouTube channel, humorously pleading for a title shot while addressing the "disciplinary" issues that have stalled his championship ambitions.

“That’s what happens when you’re gifted opportunities and pushed up the rankings artificially, a completely undeserved title shot for Paddy. Congratulations to Justin. He showed real heart, and unlike others, he’ll step up and take the fight with me. Respect”

– via X, venting his frustration following Justin Gaethje's victory over Paddy Pimblett at UFC 324.

“They don’t want to give me Saint Denis because they don’t want to ruin his career. They gave him Poirier, and Poirier beat his a**. Benoit Saint Denis lost to Moicano—what are you talking about? He’s never going to be in the top 5”

– via Complex News, firing a verbal barrage at Benoit Saint Denis as he continues his media tour ahead of UFC 324.