“Merab, you are one of the greatest to ever step into this cage. Congratulations. Petya you deserve it #UFC323”

– reached to Ufc 323 bout against Petr Yan

“I think UFC just keeps using Arman to fill cards. And that's your fault. It's your responsibility to go out there and do something that fans want to see, that fans get excited about... The fans want to see something special, something unbelievable. They want to see excitement, blood, guts, and you have to give the customer what they want.”

– via MMA Junkie, suggesting that Arman Tsarukyan is to blame for being overlooked because he needs to adjust his style to be more exciting and entertaining for the fans.

“That's kinda crazy. It's demetrious johnson... Take that back, man. It's demetrious johnson.”

– via his YouTube channel, strongly disagreeing with Joshua Van and arguing that Demetrious Johnson remains the flyweight GOAT.

“I have a lot of respect for Henry, I think it's going to make for a really good fight on Saturday night... Everybody loved old yeller at one time, but all good dogs have to be put down the same.”

– via the UFC 323 Press Conference, using a colorful metaphor to express his intent to defeat Henry Cejudo in what he believes could be Cejudo's final fight.

“I don't want people to say Pantoja is old when I win. I want people to give us both respect”

– via The Ariel Helwani Show, shutting down potential excuses about Alexandre Pantoja's age and requesting respect for both fighters regardless of the outcome.

“Kamaru Usman has done a lot of things for this company. What the f**k has Ian Garry done the last couple years?... Kamaru Usman is one of the biggest names in the division. When you're Islam Makhachev, you want to have a legacy in your name.”

– via MMA Junkie, campaigning for Kamaru Usman to receive the next title shot against Islam Makhachev, arguing that Usman's name value benefits Makhachev's legacy more than an Ian Garry fight.

“Middleweight division is on f***ing ice, dude. You got Chimaev the w****. He has ramadan, then he has a surgery, then he's gonna fight Nassourdine in a year and just dry hump Nassourdine, then he?s going to go back home and kiss the dictator, maybe his ovaries are hurting. The middleweight division doesn't exist, I?d be better off trying to fight for the 205 belt now that the middleweight belt, it don?t exist anymore.”

– commenting on Khamzat Chimaev's delayed return and criticism of the middleweight division.

“Kamaru is not the greatest welterweight of all time. He is the one that kissed the most a**. Once you say he's the greatest and you're trying to say he's better than GSP, nobody is even listening to you after that”

– via MMA Fighting, stating his strong opinion that Kamaru Usman is not the greatest welterweight of all time.

“Wise words from the champ, make your money young, and don't be afraid to diversify.”

– via his Instagram story, seconds Khabib Nurmagomedov's advice that is urging fighters to retire by age 35.

“He called me fake champion. What kind of man are you? When you have somebody tweeting for you.”

– via Pound 4 Pound, revealing his reason for disliking Umar Nurmagomedov, which stems from being called a "fake champion" through a proxy tweet.

“Paddy cannot beat [Charles] Oliveira, he cannot beat even [Dan] Hooker. He cannot beat [Dustin] Poirier, he cannot beat [Justin] Gaethje. He cannot beat [Max] Holloway, he cannot beat me. If he is gonna beat Gaethje, then I am going to say ‘this guy is good”

– via Daniel Cormier podcast, questioning Paddy Pimblett's ranking elevation following his victory over Michael Chandler.

“Ian Garry is such a good fighter man... But by God, is he possibly the fakest human on earth, far beyond all. It's so hard to like him.He's calling Khamzat a child. He was being fake. That whole interaction was fake. And when Ian... Khamzat is like me. That's why we were best mates. If you chat sh*t, when we see you, what is.Ian is a really good fighter but he's just such, so unlikable, so, so unlikable.Even hating on Leon's performance the way he did. He literally got kicked out of that gym, didn't he, of others, 'cause he's a wanker at the end of the day. As much as he's a good fighter, a proper, proper wanker. A fake wanker at that...”

– calling Ian Machado Garry the "fakest human on earth" and criticizing his behavior.

“Thanks to those always supporting. Islam is one of the greats and deserved to win. I will learn and move forward”

– reacts after his title loss to Islam Makhachev at UFC 322

“(Makhachev) needs to fight one of the young, up”

– and-coming contenders, not a has-been who has no knees -dismissing Kamaru Usman as a worthy contender.

“Islam knows how much I love him, and this is what brothers do”

– brothers make each other rich -via Anatomy of a Fighter, discussing his desire for a title fight against Islam Makhachev

“We’re not going to mention this fu*ker’s name, but he did get his a*s beat by the Muslim brotherhood, who stole it from me because I was literally on my way to whoop this motherfu*ker's a*s. He sent me a couple messages, and I was like, ‘Alright, cool, keep sending me these messages, brother, we’re going to have to see each other”

– via his podcast Death Row MMA, revealing he was planning to confront Dillon Danis before Khabib's teammates intervened.

“I start walking over to my seat from the VIP room, and I run into ‘Chanco’ [Magomed Zaynukov], and I’m like ‘What’s up, man?’ because police are all over him. I go ‘What happened, brother?’ and I see his hands are bloody, so I’m like ‘Nah, look at your hands, what happened to your hands?’ He goes ‘Oh no, all good bro, little problem, I took care of it.’ I said ‘Okay, alright, alright”

– via his podcast Death Row MMA, revealing he was planning to confront Dillon Danis before Khabib's teammates intervened.

“I want to see him in person, shake his hand, share a meal. Watching him wrestle with one lung... I've got two healthy ones, what am I doing with my life”

– revealing that Ben Askren's story has inspired him greatly

“I still think Kamaru can beat Morales and Prates both... Kamaru is still dangerous and one of the best in this game. If you give me the choice and ask me who you want to fight, I will say Kamaru”

– via the UFC's 'About Last Fight' show, explaining why he views former champion Kamaru Usman as a greater challenge than rising contenders Michael Morales and Carlos Prates, and stating Usman is his preferred next opponent.

“He said it. He said he wanted to fight Kamaru Usman. Kamaru Usman [had a] 15”

– fight winning streak, five title defences, [the] greatest welterweight of all time, beat all these young guys, what does that do for his legacy? It does nothing. Kamaru Usman is a very tough opponent, and I represent him too, and he’s not an easy night for anybody. He’s the real deal, and [Islam] wants to fight the real deal -via a backstage interview at UFC 322, campaigning for Kamaru Usman to be Islam Makhachev's first welterweight title defense.