A biography for Dustin Poirierhasn’t been written yet.
“The champs are the guys who can do it the best, to lock it in for 25 minutes and do what they plan to do.”
“Of course, every time I get beat out there, I want to avenge those losses. I'm sure every fighter does.”
“I was a born fighter before I got technical, and that's still in me.”
“I think a lot of fighters are cutting way too much weight.”
“I feel like I've always been a great fighter but I'm learning the patience part of it and not getting overwhelmed with emotion and adrenaline and going out there and brawling like a maniac.”
“I think I fought my first fight in Zuffa in 2010.”
“I feel like my wrestling and jiu-jitsu is so underrated.”
“I never took the easy route.”
“When your body quits on you, it doesn't matter how mentally tough you are.”
“This sport is a crazy thing, and what happens, it's unpredictable.”
“I'm not a frontrunner. I'm a complete fighter.”
“Now I'm with the American Top Team, I'm a better fighter, I'm a more patient fighter, I've improved in every aspect.”
“I've said it before, I'm not a matchmaker, I don't call the shots. I just prepare and fight the guys after I sign the contract.”
“I have a pretty high fight IQ.”
“Every fight is like a different landscape of what you go through. But sometimes it's small injuries. Sometimes it's lessons you walk away with. Every fight is different but they all hurt, for sure.”
“If you move in and out, throw shots and use angles and the guy's feet are planted, you look a lot better.”
“Any time Nate Diaz fights, I'm tuning in, I promise you.”
“I want a rematch with Cub Swanson, I think I deserve to be 100 percent and fight.”
“Winning solves everything.”
“You can't just be only going to the gym when you sign a fight contract or you'll just be the same fighter every time, just more experienced.”