“That guy said a lot of stuff before the fight... If a man asks for forgiveness, I can forgive him.”

– via Instagram, explaining that he squashed the feud with Sean Strickland because the champion apologized and showed respect after their UFC 328 bout, noting that there is no reason to continue the conflict once the fight inside the cage is over.

“America loves me bro, you're a b*tch nobody loves you. Only your daddy loves you. He beats you up I'm gonna beat you too”

– via UFC 328 Press Conference, weaponizing Sean Strickland's traumatic childhood history in a direct response to the challenger's claims of being the true American hero.

“I’m never gonna fight Khalil. If I’m brother with you, I’m real brother. Don’t do that bullsht like Sean does. He calls you brother one day and second day he fights you. I can’t do that sht. I wanna be real”

– via UFC 328 Media Day, drawing a hard line on his loyalty to Khalil Rountree Jr. while taking a parting shot at Sean Strickland’s values.

“You can cry that’s okay for, your father make you a girl... This picture shows everything who is the man who is the girl”

– via X (formerly Twitter), launching a deeply personal attack on Sean Strickland by weaponizing a childhood photograph of the challenger and his father.

“Hey, sleeping machine, where are you? Hey, you don't like real wrestlers; you only like influencers. Go back to Jake Paul's gym, bro. No garage. No garage anymore for you... And then you go wrestle with the small guys... The guy was like 40 kilos [88 pounds]. You're 100 kg [220 pounds] and the guy is like 50 kg [110 pounds]”

– via a viral video from The Treigning Lab, playfully roasting his training partner Arman Tsarukyan for being late to a session.

“Jon jones is a legend. I hope one day i can train with him. We spoke about that. Maybe i [can] come to the u.s. and do some training with him”

– via ESPN MMA expressing his desire to train with his idol, Jon Jones, in the U.S. in the future.

“He’s a good guy. I know him, he knows me, we know each other. If you ask me, i don’t want to fight this guy, because we know each other... Dagestan and chechen people, a lot of drama on the internet, all these things i don’t like about it, but if the ufc wants it, never gonna say no. If the guy wants it, i will tell his manager as well, 'brother, if nassourdine wants, i will be open.' If he says he can’t wait until i move up, i will be waiting. I’m not gonna say no. For me, it doesn’t matter. Whatever he decides, the ufc decides, we’ll see”

– vias ESPN MMA expressing personal reservations about fighting his acquaintance Nassourdine Imavov but confirming he would accept the fight if the UFC or Imavov insists on it.

“He says that if he sees me in a hotel, he's gonna do something. Bro, we don't need a hotel, you need to come to the ufc. You have a contract. If you wanna fight. Let's go.”

– via ESPN MMA, calling out Glover Teixeira by referencing a supposed threat made by Teixeira and urging him to fight in the UFC instead of outside the cage.

“Uncle you need rehabilitation”

– via X, responding to Glover Teixeira's warning

“Brother, Conor too old, bro. He’s finished”

– via Instagram Live, regarding a potential fight with Conor McGregor

“Well, Khabib’s finished. He is not fighting anymore. Why are you saying these things?”

– via Instagram Live, regarding a potential fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov.

“This bullsh*t guy give up.”

– mocked de Ridder for his loss against Brendan Allen.

“If Arman asks me to corner him against Topuria, I won't be able to refuse, because he's my friend. With Ilia, I communicate, but we re not close friends.via Badaev podcast”

“Good fight! Assalamu Alaykum”