“I can go out there and make it look easy. He's gonna think he's leveled up; i'm gonna show him that's not the case... i don't want to take damage like last time.”

– via Main Event TV, breaking down his title rematch against Diego Lopes for UFC 325, stating his intention to make the fight look easy and show Lopes he hasn't truly "leveled up," while also aiming to avoid the damage he took in their previous bout.

“Crazy win like that, wild fashion again. Doing what he always does.... I know Lerone murphy's there let's see what happens. I should get some information on that very soon”