“Fighting, you have to be selfish.” — Dustin Poirier Quote

Fighting, you have to be selfish.

My dream is to be the best fighter at 155 pounds in the world.

My whole career, the ups, the downs, the victories, the defeats, the lessons I've learned and kept rolling, that's what's made me the fighter I am today.

People I grew up with, my family, work in the oil fields. Everyone works a labor job - construction, concrete. All we know is work. It's a physical culture.

I come from south Louisiana where everyone has a blue-collar work ethic.

It's kind of selfish to say that you're only going to fight for a victory that you will live to see.

I work very hard, but I also really enjoy time with my family as well. So I take everything as it comes, but I really am very selfish about my family time.

I just make music that I love. I'm kind of selfish when I make music. I'm like, 'Do I like this?'

I'm not selfish. I am where I am because I have worked very hard and have always done my job.

The one thing I've learned about this sport is that it's OK to be selfish at times.