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Patty Pimblett must change his lifestyle to reach the top 10

I think the question for me is, is he [Patty Pimblett] gonna adopt the championship lifestyle 24/7/365 that will allow him... you can't eat after. ... it's not sustainable. ... eventually to realize top 10 type success in what is our toughest, deepest division, he's gonna have to make some lifestyle changes.

The betting line for Molly McCann vs. Erin Blanchfield is out of whack

I will though just say that the Molly McCann price to me seems out of whack. Erin Blanchfield's a great grappler but minus 400 given what Molly has done of late, that surprises me.

Dimitri Bivol might be one of the best pound-for-pound fighters of all time

I think Bivol might end up being one of the best pound-for-pound fighters of all time in the world. Maybe in of all time... honestly, for his legacy, which he deserves, I think he needs to fight Canelo again at 168.

Conor McGregor's frustration with the UFC stems from WME buying the company after he was the one driving the business

I think [Conor McGregor] was just frustrated because, when WME bought the UFC for a real number, he was the one who was really driving the business. So he was a little frustrated that guys were buying in and making money, but it was an investment opportunity.

The best wrestler in the world would defeat the best boxer in the world in a fight

I had a debate years ago... would you take the best wrestler in the world over the best boxer in the world? And obviously the table was unanimously for the best boxer. And I can just tell you, if you pull 10 wrestlers, they're gonna tell you, take the best wrestler over the best boxer. Us wrestlers stick together.

Scousers never tap out in a fight

Bitches. Scousers don't tap... I'm like a fucking salmon going upstream. [I blacked out] and I look up [at] me coach and I staff coming rounds. And I go, I didn't get the top. I didn't stop. I didn't stop. I promise you it didn't stop.

I will transition from MMA to professional boxing after my UFC career

And I was just saying today on the bay when I move over to box and after I finish MMA... A hundred percent. Yeah. I've just always had it in me. I would always come back... if I ever have [achieved what I can in MMA], I'm ready for boxing.

I am 30% responsible for Dmitry Bivol's victory over Canelo Alvarez

How much of your win goes to Billy Football? [Bivol: 30%]. He taught me through the ball, you know, like right hand. [Billy: Activate the shoulders. I liked that].

Canelo picking me up during the fight was a sign of fatigue and nerves

I just thought, oh, he's a little bit nervous. And he wants to show me how he's strong, but it wasn't good for him because I see he's a little bit tired. And he lost his part. He waste his power on this moment.

Canelo Alvarez is the pound-for-pound greatest boxer in the world

You have the current GOAT, which is Canelo Alvarez pound for pound, number one, the biggest star in the sport... he just fluctuates up weight classes and just basically wants to fight all champions.

Jake Paul will never be a world champion

Jake's a little bit different because he's at least boxing now. Right. He thinks he can be a world champion never in a million years, but there are actually some boxers that are worse than Jake Paul.

Tyson Fury is not actually retired

Tyson Fury beat Dillian Whyte the other day, he face timed me off a dozen times the next day asking for Anthony Joshua's number. So he ain't retiring for nothing. I mean, he just wants to make as much with Tyson Fury... I think he will always be there.

Canelo Alvarez is a pure winner because he stays hungry for belts despite already having all the money and success in the world.

When you have more money than you ever dreamed of, when you have more belts than you ever fantasized about as a kid, how do you want it more than ever, right? In a sport as brutal as boxing. And that is why Canelo Alvarez is a pure winner... he dreamed of having all the things that he's got now, but now he's got it, he wants it more than ever.

Women's boxing is on the up and up following the electric Taylor vs. Serrano fight

Women's boxing is on the up and up. ... What we saw in the last Jake Paul card with Amanda Serrano on it is that those fights are extremely electric. ... It was the first headline by women fighters at Madison Square Garden itself in its 140 year history.

Patty the Batty is going to be a massive star

Our colleague, Patty the Batty put on an electric show... Patty the Batty's going to be a star. I'm so excited. He choked out the guy in what, like three minutes... I just love Patty too because his haircut and just how he looks. And then he kicks your ass.

Jorge Masvidal should fight Conor McGregor next in a matchup of 'wash kings'

Jorge Masvidal, after his loss over the past weekend, has now opened up a chance that many are saying he should fight Conor McGregor next... That'd be a great fight for both of them to come back to. Wash kings, two strikers, just because they got out-wrestled in both their fights. So it would be a good fight.

Jake Paul is starting to become a real boxer and his presence is good for the sport

Jake Paul... he's starting to get to be a real boxer. I think it's good for boxing because it gets more people tuning into combat sports.

Combat sports are the purest form of sport because of the total vulnerability

It's the purest form of sport. There's no one to back you up. There are no time-outs. It's as real as it gets and you find out what you're really about. And I, and I love it. So I respect anyone that gets in there. So yeah, both boxing, MMA... there's nothing like that kind of energy when they get the guys come out of the tunnel and they're going to enter that ring.

I will knock out Jeff Nadu in the second round with a body shot

Game plan is to come out and put the pressure on right away and back him up and have him on the defense, the whole fight and run around the ring and cut off the corners... and just bodywork. And once he drops those hands, it's lights out... Second round knockout, second round knockout, a body shot.

One fight and one interview is all I need for everyone in the UFC to know me

I've always said I'll have one fight, I'll have one interview, and everyone will know the Baddy. And it's kind of true. It happened, lad. I saw it coming, lad.

Kamaru Usman will go down as the GOAT if he stays on his current trajectory

I just think Usman, he's the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world right now. And I think he's going to probably end up going down as the GOAT, man, if he keeps on this trajectory. I mean, he's lapping these guys right now.

Preliminary UFC fighters make as much as $750,000 per fight

A guy who isn't even... he's on the prelims, never been a world champion... is making $750,000. Prelim fighter... never been a world champion, is making $750,000.

Conor McGregor is still one of the top ten best fighters in the world

Conor McGregor... he's still one of the top ten guys in the world. I mean, he's still one of the top ten best guys in the world... Conor coming back is a headliner.

Deontay Wilder is a pathetic loser

I don't hate the guy. Guy's a pathetic loser. So how could I have any anger with him at all?

Having anger in a boxing match is a recipe for losing

I think the man who has anger in a boxing match will lose. This is not an angry situation to be in. It's a sporting contest. And I've done all my training. When I get in there, I just do what I got to do. Be relaxed and enjoy it.

Tommy Fury will knock Jake Paul clean out

I think it'll be a big buildup, a lot of talking, a lot of promotional stuff. But I think in the end, Tommy knocks him clean out.

My AEW return at the United Center is the number one moment of my career

Number one easily, number one far and away. What that represented, what the moment was far and away. Number one moment in my career, easily, easily. It's like number one. And then there's a gap. And then there's number two.

AEW wins if they just focus on putting out a better product than WWE

The only thing we have to do is put out a better product and we win in my opinion. You know, we don't have a show that goes head to head on Mondays. We're not trying to quote unquote, put them out of business. My take on that is if we just focus on ourselves and we tighten up all our screws and we make our show better then we win.

WWE fosters a culture where wrestlers are encouraged to step on each other's necks

Vince always fostered this, this a culture where he wanted everybody at their throat. He wanted people stepping on your neck to get to where you are and ahead of you and all that other stuff. And now I think there's wrestlers on both sides who were like, whatever, let's all go get pancakes.

Jake Paul likely wrote a 'no drug testing' clause into the Tyron Woodley fight contract

It came out that there was no drug testing for that fight. Jake Paul probably wrote it up.

Jake Paul showed physical signs of PED use during the Tyron Woodley fight

I didn't want to say anything, but in Caleb's interview you can see acne right around is like, just really bad. But what about his nipples? Very, I mean, everyone saw that. Anyone can see their ConEd. Super [ConEd].

Tommy Fury is a terrible boxer despite being incredibly attractive

Tommy fury is the most attractive man in the world and a terrible boxer. ... I don't think [he'd fuck Jake Paul up]. He fought someone who was like eight inches smaller than him and he wasn't able to knock [him out].

Jake Paul will never fight a real boxer who is actually his size

The thing is he can fight Tommy fury next. Knock it out. No, he will not [fight] someone his size... [and he's] a really good boxer.

Bobby Laing will knock out Pacman Jones

I'll tell you right now? I think you're going to get knocked out... I bet you a thousand dollars. All right. All right. So he'll win. I'm saying Bobby Laing will [win].

I will defeat Bobby Laing at Rough and Rowdy 15

The main thing I'm thinking about whooping Bobby, making sure my hand getting pulled up at the end of the belt and collecting my thousand dollars now that I know between you guys... Bobby is a bull and I'm going to be the bull master.

I am going to defeat Bobby Laing and then continue fighting in Rough N' Rowdy

I think this is going to be my platform... I'm going to win the fight, but this is not my, this is my first fight, man... if you asked me, will this be my one and last fight? Answer is no.

Freestyle wrestling is harder than Greco-Roman wrestling

I'm going to say freestyle in a sense is a lot harder than Greco, because you just, you could take shots in the legs. You can get cheap points off of easy shots and stuff.

LeBron James would obviously beat Mike Tyson in a street fight because of his size and reach.

LeBron James would obviously beat up Mike Tyson. He's way bigger, Billy. Dude, reach. He's bigger. Mike Tyson... LeBron James is like 6'9". And LeBron's tough. He's never flopped.

Conor McGregor is finished as a legitimate top-tier fighter

So him, him as a legitimate fighter that is over... he hasn't won, he's won one fight since 2016. And the guy he beat had has lost or has not won a fight in his last six fights. So he, he's not, he's just not going to be able to fight at a high level.

Celebrity boxing exhibitions are fine as cash grabs, but it's a problem when the public believes they are watching real fights

I'm all for anybody—boxing is unbridled capitalism, right?... I'm fine with the cash grab... exhibitions are never going away. The problem is, is when the public actually believes they're watching a fight. Floyd Mayweather going to sit in there and telling you... 'I'm just going to go in and just do this and carry the guy and dance around.' But when the public actually thinks they're watching a fight and are talking about it as if it's a fight... that's where I don't go for it.

Logan Paul will catch Floyd Mayweather once, and that will wake Floyd up

I think that Logan is going to catch him once. I think he's going to catch him one time. And then that'll wake Floyd up. Because remember, we saw the Mayweather-McGregor fight a few years ago. Same type of thing happened.

The Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul fight is the start of the 'participation trophy era'

The fight ended. No one won. For the first time, I'm going to say the participation trophy era is real. I think that's my takeaway from this. Like, what did we just watch?

Jake Paul would get his ass kicked and wouldn't even be able to land a punch on Canelo Alvarez

It's so funny watching [Canelo] move and the fact that there are real people out there who are like, Jake Paul's a legit boxer. Like, no, no, no. They're completely different athletes. He would get his ass kicked. He would never touch him. Jake Paul wouldn't be able to punch Canelo Alvarez.

Jake Paul 'owns' Dana White by exposing UFC fighter pay disparity

The reason why I say Jake Paul kind of owns Dana White a little bit, he got Dana White to talk about him in the post-fight press conference... he points out that he has made more money than every other UFC fighter before him. Except for Khabib and McGregor... basically he is like, Dana, why don't you pay your guys so they don't have to come fight me and make their big payday?

MMA fighters should start wearing shin guards in professional fights

They should make the shin kicks illegal. Or make them wear shin guards like they do in other MMA sports... I think literally guys are just kicking so hard the shin can't evolve fast enough.

I am going to make people know who Jeremy Smith is for once by fighting him.

I'm going to box. I'm going to fight. I'm going to make people know who the fuck Jeremy Smith is for once. ... and I'm going to make some money.

You have to pick Jeremy 'Dynamite' Smith over Hornswoggle in Rough and Rowdy 14

After hearing [Hornswoggle] talk about the fight, when looking at the play Barstool, you have to pick between him or Dynamite. You got to pick Dynamite. Especially after the Ben Askren thing.

Ben Askren didn't care about the Jake Paul fight and just took a paycheck

Honestly, when I saw him and he was so fat, he had the love handles for the weigh-in, I was like, that guy's not in fighting shape... I think he thought the whole thing was a sham the second he walked into the ring... So Ben Askren just went in there and was like, this is a joke. I'm going to treat it like a joke and just took his paycheck.

I would literally kill Jake Paul in a boxing ring

Jake Paul's 5'7"? If I got into a ring with him, I'd literally kill him... I'm just bad enough of a boxer that he'd take the fight because he's like, oh, this guy looks big, but he's not that good of a boxer. So he like I might beat him.

Boxers like Floyd Mayweather and Jake Paul should honor the sport by entering the octagon

I always feel like Mayweather or Jake Paul or whatever his name is should really honor their sport, too. They talk such a big game, but they would never go into the octagon. ... Mayweather would never go into the domain of McGregor.