Fighting comes down to who you are as a person. With B.J. Penn, he has no problems, not a hard upbringing and came up with money or whatever and he's just a fighter, he enjoys the fight and he refined… — Dustin Poirier Copy Share Image
Grit, determination, the right amount of crazy, self belief - everything it takes to be a champion. I have that. — Dustin Poirier Copy Share
Win or lose or draw, you always go back and critique your performance and say you could have done things better. Even if I… — Dustin Poirier Copy Share
I probably should have been fighting at 155 for a long time, but I was so close to the top at 145. — Dustin Poirier Copy Share
I knew I had the ability to become a world champion, I knew I did. I knew I just needed the opportunity. — Dustin Poirier Copy Share
The side of town, the side of Louisiana that I grew up on, there's a lot of poverty. — Dustin Poirier Copy Share
I've put it all on the line every time, win, lose, or draw, and that's what I want to be left behind in my… — Dustin Poirier Copy Share
I don't want to have an asterisk next to my accomplishments for the rest of my life. I don't want everybody to say, 'interim… — Dustin Poirier Copy Share
You have to be tough. All these guys are tough. But at some point, you have to outsmart and outhink and outplan these top… — Dustin Poirier Copy Share
You can go out and get anything you want if you work hard enough for it and believe in yourself. — Dustin Poirier Copy Share
I just want fights like that. Fights that get me excited. Fights that are going to be exciting. — Dustin Poirier Copy Share
I want a rematch with Cub Swanson, I think I deserve to be 100 percent and fight. — Dustin Poirier Copy Share
