“If Paddy loses against Justin, I think we might see this fight [against Dan Hooker] pretty quickly. If Dan Hooker wins or loses [against Benoit Saint Denis], it doesn’t matter — that’s going to be the next fight”

– via his YouTube channel (January 10, 2026), predicting that the UFC will capitalize on the toxic new rivalry between Paddy Pimblett and Dan Hooker regardless of their upcoming results

“The one thing you can't do with an eye is rush back. That is the one big lesson that I learned, because I did that. I rushed back too soon. I rushed back to sparring. I rushed back to the competition, and I never saw out of that eye again. Tom has got to take his time”

– via his YouTube channel, offering a sobering warning to Tom Aspinall based on his own career—ending injury

“To go from fighting Gervonta Davis to now boxing Francis Ngannou... Listen, if Jake Paul does it, fair play. But I just call number one bullsh*t on this, brother, because I don't see this happening. I just don't believe it. I don't believe it at all," Bisping added before noting that he could see Paul go up against Nate Diaz much more than Ngannou... I don't know. Maybe [Paul] would [fight Ngannou], just for the clout. Because in many ways, it would be an admirable thing to do. And it would be Jake Paul taking on somebody bigger, with more experience”

– reacted by stating that the potential bout between Francis Ngannou and Jake Paul was unrealistic

“If you want to do a big fight, if you want to showcase the lighter divisions, I am telling you, Alexander Volkanovski vs. Merab Dvalishvili in 2026. I've got a feeling that's going to happen.”

“If you want to do a big fight, if you want to showcase the lighter divisions, I am telling you, Alexander Volkanovski vs. Merab Dvalishvili in 2026. I've got a feeling that's going to happen.”

“It wouldn't Surprise me Jack Della Maddalena still the champion at the of the day. He's on another level. Against Belal Muhammad that was a masterful performance—the perfect warm”

– up fight to take on Islam.