“If they stay on the feet, I think Ilia knocks him out... I think it's very, very close, but for Islam to get hold of him, he has to close the distance, which is dangerous fighting Ilia”

– via FlexCidine, providing a high stakes breakdown of a potential superfight between Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria.

“Makhachev has only one game, he’s going to clinch you and take you down and Topuria is a fighter with a lot of power, not because he knocked me out, that was the hardest punch I ever felt.”

– via FlexCidine, providing a high stakes breakdown of a potential superfight between Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria.

“Anderson Silva had his time. … Jose Aldo had his time. … [Pereira] is at the top today”

– praises Alex Pereira via mmafighting

“Jon Jones is a bit complicated because I admire him a lot. When I fought the first time, Jon Jones was there. When I was the breakthrough fighter, Jon Jones was there. I was No. 2, he was No. 1. I admire him a lot. He was there when I fought Michael Chandler the second time. It's definitely going to be a fight that I will sit down and cheer for Brazil, for "Poatan." But I'll be apprehensive watching it because Jones is great. But I think that whoever stands in front of Poatan—regardless of being someone who only takes people down—if Alex lands a hand, he's getting knocked out”

– via mmafighting for a potential fight between Jon Jones and his countryman Alex Pereira

“I don’t even like to say that. Everyone knows which fight it would be. Charles Oliveira vs. Conor McGregor. That would be the fight, the money fight”

– reacted to his White House dream fight question?