“We completely have it dialed in. We’ve got really smart kids, and they can get down within single digits on how close it would be to pay them like it was a pay—per—view... Gaethje, without getting into all that stuff, Gaethje was offered more money, and Gaethje never responded”

– via The Pat McAfee Show, disputing Justin Gaethje's claims that his pay hasn't increased under the new UFC x Paramount+ deal.

“Obviously, it’s not encouraging; it’s not great to hear. I don’t have a Plan B until Plan A is 100% exhausted. That’s kind of where we’re at right now. That’s the plan—fighting at the White House, fighting Conor at the White House”

– via The Ariel Helwani Show, reacting to Dana White’s recent dismissal of the long awaited matchup for the historic June 14 event.

“The UFC told me I'm next for the belt. They said there will be a trilogy between me and Yan. They also told me that our fight will not happen at the White House in June because [Yan] is Russian, and that's impossible”

– via Championship Rounds revealing the political complications surrounding his bantamweight title trilogy against Petr Yan

“Before the Dricus fight, I was f***ing riding with [motocross rider] Axell Hodges and I broke my shoulder. So I was in Colombia getting stem cells on my shoulder, and they hit me up for the fight... The thing with the UFC, you don’t say no. They are p*mps. You don’t say no to the masters. So I was kind of backed up into a corner taking that fight.”

– via Kairouz Bros podcast, revealing for the first time that he fought Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 312 with a broken shoulder.

“They changed his parole date. His first parole hearing is in February 2026, so keep your fingers crossed. Pray for the champ and hope that he gets out because the reality is he’s no danger to society. When he was home he was just helping the next generation of AKA athletes”

– via X expressing hope for the release of his longtime teammate and friend, Cain Velasquez