"But my immediate reaction was, 'I can't stand this kid.' So it works! I can't stand this kid! But who punches down? You don’t punch down to somebody.

"I'm the guy that's in the Hall of Fame. I'm the guy that won two world championships at the same time. I am not gonna punch down to some kid that's on YouTube that's, like, 'Fight me!' Like, why? What have you done to earn the right to fight me?

"So, no, it's silly and stupid. But I would like him to fight Tyron. I would like to see him fight somebody more real. Don't fight Ben Askren at 190, bloated.

"Fight a middleweight. Fight Luke Rockhold! Let me see you fight Luke Rockhold or somebody like that. And then I will not only say that you have base skills, but I will also say you're a real fighter. Because right now it's all pretend. It's all pretend."