“Keep running Chechen wh*re.... I know the score, you know the score....”

– via X, following up his UFC Houston victory by taunting Khamzat Chimaev over their shared training history

“I guarantee Chimaev would go to the [Epstein] island. That dirty little f**ker”

– via the UFC Houston post fight press conference, launching an unprompted attack on Khamzat Chimaev's character after his TKO victory over Anthony Hernandez

“He said, 'Hey, you flipped off my 7 year old daughter and she thinks you hate Mexicans.' I do feel bad for it”

– via UFC Houston post fight press conference, explaining his surprising backstage apology to Anthony "Fluffy" Hernandez

“Listen dude, I’ve moved past you. I’ve already beat you, relax. Either you get the belt or I do. If you get it I’ll take it from you, and if I get it you’ll lose to me”

– via Full Send MMA, dismissing Nassourdine Imavov’s demand for a rematch

“Listen here, you motherf**kers... There is only one motherf**ker who stands and bangs, your f**king guy wrestles. I fight more like a Mexican than that motherf**ker”

– via volatile ceremonial weigh in at UFC Houston, unloading on Anthony Hernandez and the pro Hernandez Texas crowd