“Nobody wants to fight Movsar [Evloev], nobody wants to fight Lerone [Murphy]. Volk is like, well, if they’re next, that’s who I’m fighting... He’s the greatest featherweight of all time”

– via his YouTube channel, reacting to Alexander Volkanovski’s masterful title defense at UFC 325 and officially crowning him the divisional GOAT.

“Usman is one of the greatest welterweights of all time. I think also for people that are trying to dismiss Kamaru, because people are trying to dismiss Kamaru as a threat – remember how he fought Khamzat. Khamzat has destroyed just about everybody, and if it was a five—round fight, many felt Kamaru Usman had the opportunity to beat him. That was up a weight class”

– via Red Corner MMA, warning fans and analysts not to underestimate Kamaru Usman in a potential superfight against the new double champion, Islam Makhachev

“Khabib deserves more credit for what he did for that team and in that area. I don't think people give him enough credit for what he means to that region of fighting. He really has changed the course of an entire country.”

– via the Weighing In podcast, discussing the cultural and athletic legacy of Khabib Nurmagomedov.

“You're so crazy, but you can say whatever you want. You're the best in the world champ. Great job. We're all so proud of you! #doublechamp”

– responding to Islam Makhachev's joke

“Shavkat Rakhmonov is the guy that I think about and I go, 'man, that is a crazy fight to think about'... That would easily be the hardest fight of (Islam Makhachev's) career”

– via Good Guy/Bad Guy, expressing his belief that Shavkat Rakhmonov poses the toughest challenge for Islam Makhachev.

“Alex is 38 years old and probably thinking at this point, 'How do I go and make another statement that I am the guy?' Hell, if he went to beat Jon Jones at heavyweight, Alex Pereira, who's already considered one of the greatest fighters of all time, in the most expedited timeline I have ever seen, would literally cement himself to almost stand above everyone because he would have beaten a former UFC light heavyweight champion and heavyweight champion, and a guy many consider as the greatest of all time”

– via YT

“I've got to tell you, I think Umar Nurmagomedov is probably the one guy that can challenge him. We saw their fight; it was 48—47 across the board. Everyone else cannot stay with him. It’s going to be very difficult for guys to figure out how to beat him because he’s just going to keep hitting them with takedowns. He’s a very hard challenge to prepare for.”

– reacted after Merab's victory against Cory Sandhagen

“Magomed Ankalaev did have a rib injury, this is not a lie, and this is not an excuse...I know this because prior to the fight, I saw video of him getting injections into his rib to try to help him get to the fight. He was able to hit pads, and do cardio, essentially, for a month and a half before the fight. With that being said, I don’t know if the result changes if he was healthy, because of the way Pereira fought him...I know some people who are really close to [Magomed] who told him not to fight, but he wanted to fight. He wanted to beat Pereira again because he understood how important it was for him to have two wins over Alex, and a stronger statement for why he is who he is. He wasn’t 100 percent, but I don’t know if he would’ve been at 120 percent if he’d beaten Pereira that night...”

– Via YT Channel