“His camp also alluded to the fact that Islam is easy to figure out — I don’t know what their plan is, I really don’t. All I know is we are prepared for a super tough JDM and don’t care what I hear on any side. I know what we are dealing with we’re dealing with a hell of a champion that we respect.I’ve watched the fight between him and Belal Muhammad seven times, and I’ve never done that with anybody. Seven times I've watched it, because I respect him. He is good. I believe we are going to beat him, but we are doing our homework”

– via Submission Radio, on the intense preparation for Jack Della Maddalena

“When he gets in there with Islam you're going to find out a whole different story.”