Dustin Poirier Quotes

The day I step in the cage with Cyborg, I will be 100% prepared.

From the very beginning, every time I trained for a fight, I didn't train to beat the guy I was fighting. I trained to beat Anderson Silva.

At the end of the day, when two combatants get into the ring and/or cage, it's anybody's game, especially in MMA.

I'm committed to the fight game.

I'm going to show I'm the best fighter in the world.

I've been through Strikeforce, UFC now, but I never leave fights busted up.

When you're going in there with Brock Lesnar, you can't have anything else on your mind.

When I was competing in Muay Thai I used to fight every month.

In the future, I want to have super-fights.

When I prepare for a fight, I never expect it to be easy. I believe that that would create a chance for me to not give my best in the Octagon.

I like to train and then step in the cage and do my job. This is the thing that I like to do.

I had Jake Ellenberger. I trained very hard for him; then I was able to get Carlos Condit, an excellent fighter. That's what it's all about.

It's nice that fans want to see me fight. It definitely helps and gets everyone excited. It gets the UFC excited, and they are quick to put me back in there. But I really just focus on myself and getting ready to fight.

There's always going to be people talking so you just have to focus everyday and be the best fighter you can be in the Octagon on the day of the fight.

The cut made me hate the process of getting ready for a fight. I was focused on how to make weight instead of how to beat my opponent.

I want to fight at middleweight.

It's the fight game. I'm ready for everything.

If you go into 'The Ultimate Fighter' and you're just gonna go in there to get just one fight and win... the premise is to win the whole thing. When I went in, I wanted to win the thing or be cut.

Colby Covington is a nightmare match-up for me, but I'm ready to walk through the fire.

I just started training with the best fighters in the world trying to get better. I was a pretty good athlete so I did pretty well with the team and that gave me confidence that I would be able to compete with people.

I'm going to beat Alexis Davis then take a nap

I feel like I'm one of the best strikers in MMA. I just need the time to prove it. You haven't really seen my full potential yet.

When people first started watching UFC, it seemed like a no-holds barred event... early on it looked like all the fighters were crazy. Actually, there are a lot of techniques, and the reality shows have let people see the fighters behind the scenes.

You can't control what the other athlete is going to do; you can't control anything except for your competition and how you execute the race or how you execute the task.

I have always adhered to two principles. The first one is to train hard and get in the best possible physical condition. The second is to forget all about the other fellow until you face him in the ring and the bell sounds for the fight.