“Alex Pereira is a gentleman. He did the right thing when leaving the division. Even though he has left, I still believe sooner or later, we will fight again.”

– via The Ariel Helwani Show, reacting to the news of Alex Pereira vacating the Light Heavyweight title to move to Heavyweight.

“Let’s go for the title. Let’s go for the hunt. Let’s go hunt Ulberg.”

– via Instagram, accepting the challenge for the vacant Light Heavyweight Championship

“I don't care who, but my stand is still the same. Now I believe I am in position to fight for the belt”

– via X (formerly Twitter), making a definitive claim for a title shot after a dominant 2025 campaign.

“I really don't know how much it was in the last week Title Fight, but for me it's essential to win”

– reacts to UFC 321 eye poke incident

“He came up to me and said 'Hello' in the UFC P.I. I said f**k man are you a nice guy or a bad guy? Then I realized someone else is writing on Twitter so I can't be angry for him but he is still responsible”

“This is something that I already deal with. You know me, I meditate and do a lot of inner work... I can’t have that attitude of vendetta towards him. The only thing I can say is I believe I’m on a level where I can beat [Magomed] Ankalaev or Pereira.”

“This is something that I already deal with. You know me, I meditate and do a lot of inner work... I can’t have that attitude of vendetta towards him. The only thing I can say is I believe I’m on a level where I can beat [Magomed] Ankalaev or Pereira.”