“My reaction to that, this is probably going to be crazy to a lot of people listening, but why is the UFC not giving Jon the respect he deserves financially? That’s crazy to me. If anyone should be getting paid a lot in this sport, it should be Jon Jones for the stuff he’s done. And that’s me saying that after the history I’ve had with Jon Jones. They offered him $30 million to fight me, so why haven’t they offered it to him again?... We’re talking about Conor McGregor and Jon Jones; those are the guys who’ve brought in revenue for over 10 years. They need to be getting paid what they deserve, in my opinion”

– via The Ariel Helwani Show, reacting to Jon Jones accusing the UFC of lowballing him for the Freedom 250 White House card

“My friend and training partner just got to the UFC. He just got his first win and now he's in the top 10. To get your first win in, you just beat a guy in the top 10! So, he's potentially two or three wins away from a title shot. So, the thing is, if I had never won a title, I had never touched gold before, I would be like, 'We would have to fight because that's my dream.' Yeah, but now I've done it, I would be like, 'I'll vacate it and he can have his time.' I wouldn't fight him. No chance.”

– said during the interview that he'd vacate his heavyweight title if his friend Ante Delija ever gets a title shot.