“It is what it is. It’s not like i have confronted Arman… Arman’s a man. He knows how it played out. He knows how it went down behind the scenes. He knows. We all f****ing know. I don’t ever talk about this sh*t publicly because you guys are like a bunch of f***ing old ladies… a lot of man sh*t happens in this f***ing business and we keep it between us men and it is how it is.”

– via via The Mac Life, providing a candid response to the situation regarding Arman Tsarukyan not receiving the next lightweight title shot (which went to Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett for the interim title)

“No matter what happens, I don't see him coming back anytime soon. I think there would be a [title] defense before he comes back.”

– via the UFC 323 Post Fight Press Conference, giving an update on Alexandre Pantoja's future following his injury, suggesting the injury is severe enough that a title defense might occur before Pantoja is ready to return.

“Obviously there's a huge Muslim community out here in New York, and also you have to look at the fact that Islam [Makhachev] is looked at as one of the best ever. Islam has done so much. It's basically like a Muslim country right now. I'm sure Jack is feeling it”

– via DNA FOR SPORTS, discussing the atmosphere and support for Islam Makhachev in New York ahead of the fight (UFC 322)

“Obviously there's a huge Muslim community out here in New York, and also you have to look at the fact that Islam [Makhachev] is looked at as one of the best ever. Islam has done so much. It's basically like a Muslim country right now. I'm sure Jack is feeling it”

– via DNA FOR SPORTS, discussing the atmosphere and support for Islam Makhachev in New York ahead of the fight (UFC 322)

“Once you get too much money involved in the fight business, Conor made so much money, and that was it. Then Khabib made a sh*tload of money, and that was it”

– via the Prince St Pizza YouTube Channel, explaining why making too much money can sometimes lead to fighters retiring or losing motivation.

“Once you get too much money involved in the fight business, Conor made so much money, and that was it. Then Khabib made a sh*tload of money, and that was it”

– via the Prince St Pizza YouTube Channel, explaining why making too much money can sometimes lead to fighters retiring or losing motivation.

“He doesn't have a detached retina, there's no damage to the eye. He should heal up soon and we'll figure out when we can make the fight again”

– On Tom Aspinall's eye injury via Jim Rome

“Anything is possible. I mean, anything is possible. I, you know, I don't really like looking down that far and talk about the light heavyweight champion moving up, but I don't know. We'll see how things play out at the end of this Saturday, obviously, and then [at] the end of this year as far as Pereira goes”

– Dana White, on a potential Tom Aspinall vs. Alex Pereira super fight.

“Anything is possible. I mean, anything is possible. I, you know, I don't really like looking down that far and talk about the light heavyweight champion moving up, but I don't know. We'll see how things play out at the end of this Saturday, obviously, and then [at] the end of this year as far as Pereira goes”

– Dana White, on a potential Tom Aspinall vs. Alex Pereira super fight.

“Probably that he was a middleweight. He was a middleweight, and he's going to jump up two weight classes in the UFC. It's not like jumping up two weight classes in boxing. It's a big jump. And it's not that I have any reservations about him, I mean, the guy is in a division where there are still interesting fights. I don't know. And I like the guy so much, we'll see”

– Dana white on Alex Pereira's heavyweight plans.

“We'll have to talk about it. Unless he wants to retire, I just don't see why throwing him in at heavyweight makes any sense, other than I just end up saying, he wants to do it so bad, I'll just say yes. I don't know.”

– Dana white on Alex Pereira's heavyweight plans.

“I'm never worried about Jon Jones not being clean for performance enhancing drugs. My thing about Jon Jones is, in the crunch time, bad things always happen leading up to fights, and all this stuff can I count on Jon Jones?”