“Brother, life is full of twists and turns, but to us, you will always be the best. You will come back much stronger”

– via Instagram stories, reacting to Merab Dvalishvili's loss against Petr Yan at UFC323

“I hope Justin [is] not going to drink, party, and going to dedicate himself [and] be focused. It's his last chance in this life... This is his chance and the end of his career. Win the interim title, fight for the real title and then retire. That's the best for him. And Justin, if you need help, let me know. I'll fly! I'll fly to you and help you.”

– via ESPN MMA, offering to help Justin Gaethje prepare while criticizing Paddy Pimblett's popularity as the reason for his title opportunity.

“He's just a brute... It doesn't look super technical all the time, but he always gets it done, and he's so powerful. He covers distance so much, he kind of reminds me of how Yoel Romero used to cover so much distance with power and explosiveness... He's got very strong hips. He's hard to take down. It would be very interesting to see how he does against Makhachev”

– via MMA Junkie, naming Michael Morales as a fighter who could push Islam Makhachev due to his unique athleticism and strength.

“Me and my family always cheer for him. When he said, 'I will beat your a** it's business,' everybody on the couch was laughing, because that's just him. If I beat Joshua Van, I believe I can help push Kyoji faster toward a title shot.”

– via Home of Fight, expressing support for his teammate Kyoji Horiguchi and his willingness to fight him, while suggesting he can help Horiguchi earn a title shot.

“I agree with Lerone. Even if I didn't get it, him or Movsar for sure should've been the guy. Movsar got passed over by Lopes once, and he gets another opportunity for gold lol. Fair play to Lopes, but you can see why guys start to lose love for the game. Cold world”

– via X, reacting to Murphy's statement and questioning Diego Lopes getting an immediate title rematch.

“Come on paddy!”

– via X, offering a three-word reaction and message of support for Paddy Pimblett ahead of his interim title fight against Justin Gaethje at UFC 324.

“Thanks for the support, brother. All the best for you and your family”

– via X responded to Max Holloway's support

“Arman Tsarukyan vs Ilia Topuria is the ONLY fight that makes sense for the lightweight title. Book it! #UFCQatar”

– advocating for a lightweight title fight between Arman Tsarukyan and Ilia Topuria.

“The Wolf 'and 'The Eagle' are not always close, but when you need to protect the mountains, they will always protect them together!”

– reacts to Islam Makhachev's win at UFC 322

“Now we have two champions. We are the toughest country, the toughest republic, and we have the best fighters”

– via UFC, following his win at UFC 322

“Congratulations Dagestan”

– via X, reacting to Islam Makhachev's victory at UFC 322.

“When Jack keeps getting up, it's gonna be a problem. Islam's gonna be forced to strike... Jack has the skills to stifle Islam's game and be able just put it on the feet, knock him out. Might be second round”

– via Freestylebender predicting that Jack Della Maddalena could knock out Islam Makhachev at UFC 322

“Our relationship is different. We have a brotherhood. We've known each other for 25 years, went to school together, and have the same coach. I'm happier for my brothers when they win than for myself. I want them to have all the world titles, not just one”

– via WEIGHING IN, sharing about his relationship with Islam Makhachev and their team.

“An eye poke is not like getting kicked in the b*lls, where you can recover and come back: it compromises your vision. If you lose a fight with compromised vision, the same people will say how stupid you were.”

– defending Tom Aspinallfor an eye poke incident

“My priorities are Usman, Umar, and Islam. These guys are my main priority. And when they're finished, I'm going to finish too”

– speaking about his coaching focus and when he plans to step away from the sport via S Khalil

“My priorities are Usman, Umar, and Islam. These guys are my main priority. And when they're finished, I'm going to finish too”

– speaking about his coaching focus and when he plans to step away from the sport via S Khalil

“We can see in the picture that the eye poke was very deep. It can be very painful”

– Aspinall made the right call in deciding not to fight -via Bloody Elbow, on Tom Aspinall's eye poke incident

“He said it was a done deal. Done deal reminds you of Conor circa 2016, circa 2017, 2014, back in the heyday... He was an any person, any time. anywhere, it's a done deal, Conor McGregor. Is he that guy? We don't know, but in his mind, it sounds like it's a done deal... I'm the guy he wants to fight, at the White House, on the lawn. The fight makes a ton of sense. He is a man of his word. We have a contract that was signed and then ripped up because of his doing [referring to UFC 303]. So, I do feel more confident about it”

– via Ariel Helwani show

“Tom Aspinall, you’re starting to feel what I felt. I’ve been there. Poked in the eye, wasn’t on you, the world and the fans are blaming you. Word of advice: Stop caring! Stop caring what these people are saying, stop trying to prove yourself. Because even with the proof that you’re showing of going to the doctor, showing you getting your eyes checked, a lot of doctors are saying, 'Oh, it was nothing, you’ll be fine,' so it’s not really helping the case.”

– supports Tom Aspinall after the eye poke incident at UFC 321

“He[Tom Aspinall] just needs to not care. He’s trying to hard to explain himself because he hates being booed, but the trolls feed off that”

– supported Tom Aspinall for firing back at fans after the UFC 321 eye poke incident.