Dan Hooker

“If the ultimate goal is to be the best fighter in the world, you have to be in UFC.”

“I don't feel like Dustin can take a shot as well as Paul Felder can. From watching the tape of both of those fighters, I don't think Poirier has the chin Felder does.”

“You're always frustrated after a loss.”

“Whether I'm winning, whether I'm losing, I'm setting up a finish.”

“I was playing both rugbys, I would just jump into any sport. I just loved sport.”

“We could fight in a car park, if I'm being honest. We could fight in the car park, we could fight on the roof, we could fight underwater - I don't care. As long as I get my hands on Dustin Poirier I'm a happy man.”

“Once you are in the UFC you're far, far from finished; you're kind of just starting the journey of a fighter.”

“I feel like as soon as I have the mental attitude that I'm the best fighter in the world, it's a sure sign that you've stopped developing as a fighter and the wheels are falling off. So I am always focusing on how I can improve and not just repeating the same things that I do.”

“I love to fight more than I love to win, and that's a funny thing for people to try to understand.”

“There's two ways to get paid in this sport, fighting for a belt or fighting with Conor McGregor.”

“If I could fight any lightweight on the face of the planet, it would be Khabib. I want to see how I measure up with him.”

“Looking back on the fight, it was incredibly tough contest; Felder's an incredible opponent and I feel like I gained more from that one single fight than I did in experience from the previous five fights. Just going the full five rounds, being under the pressure of a sold-out arena in your hometown - I gained a lot of experience going through that.”

“That's the great thing about a sport like fighting: It's on you. You have the ability to make the changes, to get better and turn a negative into a positive. Just because you make a mistake doesn't mean you're finished.”

“The UFC pay me my money because they know I'll go out there and fight for it.”

“I'm not here to have the veteran vs. veteran fights. I'm here to be the best.”

“I know everyone has weaknesses, I know everyone's human.”

“Nothing is infinite in this sport, it's constantly in flow and in motion, so you have to keep up with the time.”

“Whenever I'm put in a tough spot, a tough situation or whenever you put pressure on me, that's when I perform and do well.”

“Head and shoulders, the No. 1 guy that I would love to get in there with would be 'The Korean Zombie.' I would love throw down with 'The Zombie.'”