‘Destiny doesn’t make mistakes’ Dustin Poirier previews UFC 302 fight vs. Islam Makhachev | ESPN MMA

Summary

在这段访谈中，职业格斗选手Dustin Poirier回顾了自己的职业生涯，分享了他对即将到来的UFC 302比赛的看法。他谈到了自己的梦想，即成为历史上最伟大的155磅格斗选手，并讨论了赢得无争议腰带的可能性。Poirier还分享了他对赞助商的看法，特别是Celsius能量饮料，以及他如何将这些品牌与自己的日常生活联系起来。此外，他还谈到了家庭对他成功的重要性，以及他如何平衡个人生活和职业生涯。最后，他提到了退役的可能性，以及他如何通过战斗找到了自己的身份和生活方向。

Takeaways

• 🥋 主持人提到采访对象在纪录片《Fightville》中谈到的目标是成为有史以来最伟大的155磅拳手。
• 🏆 采访对象表示，如果在6月1日赢得无可争议的冠军腰带，他认为自己已经接近实现这一目标。
• 👊 采访对象谈到自己是唯一击败过康纳两次的人，并且打败了许多顶级拳手，认为这些成就让自己接近名人堂。
• 🎖 采访对象认为赢得冠军头衔不仅可以巩固自己的职业生涯，还能确保自己进入名人堂。
• 💪 采访对象表示虽然他已经有了一段辉煌的职业生涯，但每次比赛仍然充满不确定性和兴奋。
• 👨‍👩‍👧 采访对象谈到自己为家人提供了美好的生活，并为利用自己的平台帮助别人感到自豪。
• 🎓 他分享了自己拥有40场职业比赛的经验，其中大多数是在顶级赛事中对阵世界上最优秀的选手。
• 💼 尽管采访对象已经财务独立，他表示每次比赛对他来说都不仅仅是一场比赛，而是一个机会。
• 🏅 采访对象认为自己仍然渴望成为无可争议的世界冠军，这是他职业生涯中唯一未完成的目标。
• 📚 他提到未来可能会写一本书，分享自己在格斗和生活中的经历与挑战。

Q & A

Dustin Poirier在20岁时的梦想是什么？

Dustin Poirier在20岁时的梦想是成为史上最佳的155磅级别的格斗选手。

Dustin Poirier如何评价自己在UFC和WC的成就？

Dustin认为自己已经接近实现年轻时的梦想，他认为如果赢得Undisputed腰带，他将与其他155磅级别的选手相比处于领先地位。

Dustin Poirier是否认为自己的职业生涯已经足够圆满？

Dustin认为赢得头衔将巩固他的职业生涯，并且他认为这将锁定他进入名人堂的资格。

Dustin Poirier如何看待自己在UFC中击败Conor两次的成就？

Dustin认为他是唯一击败Conor两次的选手，并且他与许多顶级选手对战过，这让他感到自豪。

Dustin Poirier是否对自己的生活感到满意？

Dustin表示他对自己的职业生涯和为家人提供的生活感到骄傲，并且他对自己使用平台帮助那些声音被听到的人感到骄傲。

Dustin Poirier如何平衡自己的格斗生涯和财务安全？

Dustin表示，即使他财务上已经安全，他仍然需要找到比金钱更重要的东西来激励他继续比赛。

Dustin Poirier如何看待自己在MMA中的40场职业比赛？

Dustin认为他的大部分职业比赛都是在世界上最大的组织中进行的，并且是与世界上最好的选手对战，他为此感到自豪。

Dustin Poirier是否曾经怀疑过自己的能力？

Dustin承认随着年龄的增长和比赛经验的积累，他开始意识到每个比赛都有可能失败，他接受了这一点。

Dustin Poirier如何看待自己在UFC 302的比赛机会？

Dustin认为这是一个完美的机会，他感到一切进展顺利，并且他准备好全力以赴。

Dustin Poirier如何看待他的妻子对他的职业生涯的支持？

Dustin表示他的妻子是他成功的关键，她从他开始格斗生涯时就一直支持他，并且相信他。

Dustin Poirier是否会在赢得UFC 302后考虑退役？

Dustin表示，赢得UFC 302的比赛将是他职业生涯的最后一个目标，如果实现了，他可能会考虑退役。

Dustin Poirier如何看待MMA对他的生活的影响？

Dustin认为MMA塑造了他的生活，他通过格斗找到了自己的身份，并且认为如果没有找到格斗，他可能已经死了或者在监狱里。

Dustin Poirier是否考虑过写一本书来分享他的故事？

Dustin认为他应该写一本书，因为他有很多从未公开谈论过的事情和挑战，他想分享这些经历。

Dustin Poirier的女儿是否会观看他的比赛？

Dustin通常不让他的女儿观看他的比赛，但他决定让她观看UFC 302的比赛，因为他认为她已经足够成熟，能够理解并享受比赛的氛围。

Outlines

00:00

🥊 职业巅峰与生涯回顾

这段对话主要围绕一位格斗选手的职业生涯展开。他回忆了自己年轻时的梦想，即成为最伟大的155磅级格斗选手，并在UFC和WC中以145磅体重参赛。他认为自己已经接近实现这个目标，尤其是如果他能在6月1日赢得无可争议的腰带。他提到自己的成就，包括两次击败Conor，以及击败其他顶尖选手如Max Holloway。尽管他对自己的职业生涯感到满意，但他承认一个冠军头衔将巩固他的遗产，并可能确保他进入名人堂。他表达了对这项运动的热爱，尽管知道结果不可预测，但他仍然享受其中的刺激和兴奋。

05:00

💼 财务自由与职业抉择

这位选手讨论了自己即便在财务上已经自由，不再需要为金钱而战的情况下，如何平衡继续比赛的决定。他强调，现在他参加比赛不仅仅是为了打斗，而是为了追求更高的目标和机会。他提到了自己的家庭，以及作为一个35岁的老将，他知道自己的职业生涯已经过去了一半以上。他回顾了自己的第一场业余比赛，以及如何通过不断的努力和胜利，赢得了成为世界冠军的机会。他还谈到了赞助商对他职业生涯的支持，以及他如何与自己真正使用和欣赏的品牌建立合作关系。

10:02

🏆 家庭支持与冠军梦想

这位选手分享了家庭对他职业生涯的重要性，特别是他的妻子如何从一开始就支持他。他们即将庆祝结婚15周年，他强调没有妻子的支持，他无法取得今天的成就。他的妻子一直是他的坚强后盾，无论他的决定如何，都会全力支持。他还提到了自己的女儿，以及这次让她在前排观看比赛的特殊意义。他认为，如果能够赢得冠军，那将是他职业生涯的最后一步，也是他一直以来追求的目标。

15:04

🤝 社区贡献与个人成长

这段对话强调了这位选手通过MMA不仅成为了一名优秀的格斗选手，而且还成为了一个更好的人。他谈到了如何通过格斗找到了自己的身份，并且如何通过这项运动学到了关于商业和生活的重要课程。他提到了自己的女儿对他心态的影响，以及他如何将格斗视为生活的一部分，而不是全部。他还谈到了如何通过与他尊敬的人交流和学习，来发展自己的商业生涯。

20:05

👨‍👧‍👦 家庭与格斗生涯的融合

这位选手分享了他如何将家庭和格斗生涯融为一体，以及他的女儿如何成为他生活中不可或缺的一部分。他谈到了让女儿观看自己比赛的决定，以及他如何希望她能够体验到现场的能量和氛围。他认为，尽管格斗是一项艰苦的运动，但他的女儿现在已经足够成熟，可以理解和欣赏他所做的事情。他还提到了家庭对他来说意味着什么，以及他们如何作为一个团队一起支持他的职业生涯。

📚 未来展望与回忆录构想

在这段对话中，这位选手讨论了他对未来的展望，包括可能写一本书来分享他的故事。他提到了自己有许多未曾公开的故事和经历，希望能够通过书籍的形式与人们分享。他被问及如果写书，可能会使用的书名，他提出了'Paid and Full'这个想法，这反映了他的生活和职业生涯。他还谈到了与家人一起度过的时光，以及他如何希望能够继续在他们的支持下前进。

Keywords

💡Fightville

Fightville 是一个记录了这位格斗选手成长和职业生涯的纪录片。它不仅展示了他的格斗梦想，还记录了他如何一步步走向UFC的顶级舞台。在视频中，这位选手回忆起自己20岁时的梦想，即成为最伟大的155磅级格斗选手，并提到观看Fightville纪录片时的感受，这体现了他对过去和梦想的回顾以及对未来的展望。

💡UFC

UFC，即终极格斗冠军赛，是全球最大的混合武术（MMA）组织，也是格斗选手们梦寐以求的最高舞台。在视频中，这位选手提到自己最终在UFC的145磅级比赛中竞争，这显示了他为了实现成为顶级格斗选手的梦想所做的努力和牺牲。

💡Undisputed belt

Undisputed belt 指的是无可争议的冠军腰带，即选手在同一体重级别中战胜所有对手，成为公认的冠军。视频中提到，如果这位选手在6月1日的比赛中获胜，他将获得这一荣誉，这将是对他职业生涯的极大肯定。

💡Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame（名人堂）是对在某一领域取得杰出成就人士的荣誉认可。在视频中，这位选手表达了自己对于进入UFC名人堂的渴望，他认为如果能获得Undisputed belt，将有助于锁定他的名人堂地位，这体现了他对个人成就和历史地位的重视。

💡Top five pound-for-pound

Top five pound-for-pound 是指在所有体重级别中排名前五的格斗选手。视频中提到这位选手击败了多位顶尖选手，这表明他在格斗界的实力和地位。

💡Max Holloway

Max Holloway 是一位著名的前羽量级世界冠军，被认为是有史以来最伟大的羽量级格斗选手之一。在视频中，这位选手提到自己曾两次击败Max Holloway，这证明了他在格斗界的实力和成就。

💡Financially secure

Financially secure 指的是经济上的安全和稳定，意味着有足够的财富和收入来维持生活并应对未来的不确定性。视频中这位选手提到自己已经经济上无忧，可以选择不再继续格斗，但他依然选择继续比赛，这反映了他对格斗的热爱和对成就的追求。

💡Sponsorship

Sponsorship 指的是赞助，即公司或个人为某项活动或个人提供资金或其他形式的支持。视频中这位选手谈到了与多个品牌的合作关系，这些品牌赞助他，支持他的职业生涯，这显示了他在商业上的影响力和成功。

💡Title defense

Title defense 是指格斗选手为了保持自己的冠军头衔而进行的卫冕战。在视频中，这位选手提到很多人认为只有经过卫冕战的冠军才是真正的冠军，这强调了卫冕战在格斗界的重要性。

💡Destiny

Destiny 在这里指的是命运或天命，意味着某些事情是注定要发生的。视频中这位选手多次提到destiny，表达了他对于自己能否成为世界冠军的乐观态度，认为如果这是他的命运，那么他将实现这一目标。

💡Giving back

Giving back 是指回馈社会，即个人或组织在取得成功后，通过各种方式帮助他人或社会。视频中这位选手谈到了通过格斗找到了自己的身份，并通过自己的平台帮助他人，这体现了他的社会责任感和回馈精神。

💡Personal growth

Personal growth 指的是个人的成长和发展，包括在思想、情感、技能等方面的进步。视频中这位选手提到通过格斗学会了很多关于自己、商业和生活的知识，这显示了他在个人成长方面的收获。

💡Family support

Family support 指的是家庭成员给予的支持和帮助。在视频中，这位选手强调了他的妻子对他职业生涯的重要性，从他第一次业余比赛开始就一直陪伴和支持他，这体现了家庭支持在个人成功中的重要作用。

💡Career milestone

Career milestone 是指职业生涯中的重要里程碑或成就。视频中这位选手提到了即将到来的比赛可能是他最后一次争夺世界冠军的机会，这标志着他职业生涯的一个重要时刻。

💡Book

在视频中，这位选手提到了将来可能会写一本书来分享他的故事和经历。他认为，通过书籍，他可以更深入地讲述自己在格斗生涯中的挑战、胜利以及个人成长的故事，这将是对公众的一种分享和启发。

Highlights

Dustin Poirier 回忆自己20岁时的梦想是成为最伟大的155磅级格斗选手。

Poirier 认为自己接近实现年轻时的目标，特别是在即将到来的6月1日的Undisputed腰带比赛。

Poirier 强调赢得Undisputed腰带将巩固他的职业生涯，并可能锁定进入名人堂的资格。

Poirier 回顾自己的职业生涯，感到自豪，并认为自己已经超越了最初的预期。

Poirier 表示，即使没有赢得头衔，他也已经对自己的生活和职业生涯感到满意。

Poirier 讨论了他在UFC的成就，包括击败Conor McGregor两次，以及击败其他顶尖选手。

Poirier 强调，尽管他财务上已经自由，但他仍然热爱这项运动，并有继续战斗的动力。

Poirier 反思自己作为格斗选手的生涯，以及他如何平衡退役与继续比赛的决定。

Poirier 谈到了与妻子的关系，以及她如何从他职业生涯的开始就一直在支持他。

Poirier 描述了与赞助商的合作，特别是与Celsius能量饮料的合作，以及他如何选择与自己真正使用的产品合作。

Poirier 表达了对即将到来的UFC 302比赛的积极态度，以及他如何准备迎接挑战。

Poirier 讨论了与Islam Makhachev的比赛，以及他如何准备面对这位强大的对手。

Poirier 谈到了作为父亲的角色，以及他如何平衡家庭生活和格斗生涯。

Poirier 描述了他对MMA的热爱，以及这项运动如何塑造了他的生活和价值观。

Poirier 考虑了写一本书的可能性，分享他的故事和在格斗生涯中学到的经验。

Poirier 讨论了他作为格斗选手的成长，以及他如何从这项运动中学到了生活和商业的智慧。

Poirier 强调了家庭对他的重要性，特别是他的女儿如何影响他对生活和职业生涯的看法。

Poirier 考虑了在UFC 302胜利后退役的可能性，以及这将如何影响他的职业生涯。

Transcripts

obviously fightville right I I watched

it again I remember when fightville

first came out I watched when it first

came out I watched it again last night

because it's been a while and it's funny

because in the dock you said I think you

were 20 and you said uh your dream was

to be the greatest 155 pound fighter of

all time and eventually when you get to

the UFC and wc you're at 145 pounds how

close do you feel like you are to that

goal that you set out for yourself when

you were 20 years old I think I'm

knocking on the door bro I think

uh if I win this Undisputed belt June

1st I mean you stack my resume against

any other

155 I mean I think I'm close you

know have you been able to step outside

of yourself because when you're still

fighting you're kind of in it right and

you look at it you're the only person

who's beat Conor twice You' probably

fought more number one or top five

pound-for-pound Fighters than any other

fighter in the organization you've

defeated Max Holloway twice who's

arguably the greatest featherweight of

all time with or without the title do

you still are you still satisfied with

your career or do you have to have that

title to cement yourself I mean I think

that title cements it I think not only

does the title

cement my my life's

work it it also locks in a Hall of Fame

I feel Hall of Fame resume maybe one day

I'll be in the Hall of Fame like I think

a lot of things depend on that title to

to be 100% but you you know my mindset

man like I'm g go into the unknown June

1st when I make that walk anything can

happen you know good or bad it's what we

do that's the dice that's the that's the

game we play walking out there every

single time and that's part of why I

still love this so much because you

don't know you can do all the work and

you don't know what's going to happen

when those lights come on and the bell

rings it's it's a rush it's exciting but

I'm in a spot where I'm old enough to to

think about my whole career and

understand I don't have I have more

behind me than I have in front of me for

sure so I have to be content with

whatever's going to happen and if I say

today I put down the gloves and I never

pick them back up right

now I'm proud of everything I've

accomplished I'm I'm proud of the life I

provided for my family I'm provide I'm

proud of the the way I've used my

platform for people who voices and heard

I'm proud of a lot of things you know uh

I did more than I thought I I would you

know not that I would I didn't think I

was going to make it it's just when I

step back and look at the the my record

and the things that I've done throughout

my career I'm appreciative man D I gotta

go back to something you just said you

think you'll make the Hall of Fame bro I

mean it feels pretty pretty locked in at

this point right I mean I know you're

being modest but come on man there's

other people who haven't accomplished

half the things that you have that have

been in the Hall of Fame

they were probably world

champions but I mean the reality of it

is all world champions aren't the same

right like there are world champions who

I don't want to say they fell into the

opportunity but they may have had never

had a title defense right A lot of

people say you don't you're not a

champion till you have a title defense I

think we could stack your resume up to

plenty of Champions and you've beaten

former Champions and say that your

career as a whole might be better than

people who have actually held a world

title

I love to hear that respect man I I

appreciate you yeah no problem um also

in the documentary uh Gil says very

early in he's like there are some people

that'll fight and have one fight right

and you're going to be lucky if you can

have 20 to 30 fights when you fight

Islam that's your 40th MMA fight 40th

which is kind of crazy I know it's like

you can't see the forest from the trees

when you're young but did you ever

fathom yourself having 40 professional

fights I I didn't look that far you you

know I didn't look that far but I have a

bunch of fights that aren't on my my

record you know I have nine nine or 10

more fights that aren't even on my

record that's why you I have 50 fights

damn and 30 this will be 31 in the UFC

and on top of that I have fights in the

WC so I've been fight I got into the WC

at 5-0 or six and0 so from that point on

the next 32 or whatever it is 33 fights

whatever has been against the best guys

in the world you know it it's one thing

to have 40 Pro fights and and 25 of them

are on the local circuit or on small

shows but the bulk of my professional

career has been the biggest

organizations in the world and against

the best people in the world so I hang

my hat on that for sure you don't have

to do this anymore you've made enough

money financially you could walk away

and be totally fine when was the day

that you realized that and then when was

the day that you also said but I'm not

necessarily sure what I'll do when I

step away from this sport cuz usually

they come hand inand right like cuz you

spent your whole life want to be a

fighter and you've accomplished

everything but the idea of walking away

even though you're financially secure

how do you balance those two

things whenever I I I you know and even

before this last fight I was in a spot

where I didn't I don't have to fight

anymore so that's what it has to be for

me to step in there it has to be

something more than just a fight because

I've done that 50 times you know like it

has to be something more than just a

fight it has to be an opportunity

or it has to be something more than just

a fist fight you know I'm 35 years old

with the family I've done it 50 times

and uh that last fight in Miami against

benois ston was to prove to myself that

I still belong and still can do it with

the best guys the young up incomers and

then obviously I got that win and this

came around and I owe it to myself to

step in there and try to become the

world champion how many times have you

looked at a matchup for yourself like

the S matchup was like I see what the

UFC is doing here like I see that

they're me to see if I still got it and

with that have you entered have you ever

doubted yourself before a

fight I mean I know I'm not dumb like I

when I was young ignorance is bliss so

like I would go into fights there's no

way this guy's ever going to beat me on

his best day on my worst day he cannot

do it but then you grow through life and

you have so many fights and you go into

fights feeling like that and lose and

you go into fights feeling like I'm

busted up from training camp I overwork

myself and then I win or you know it's

just it's so crazy that I'm just a

realist with it like I think I can beat

anybody in the world but on any Saturday

night under those lights it can go bad

as well this is fighting the best guys

in the world where the margin for era is

so small you make one mistake and you

wake up looking at the lights or you

you're stuck in a submission that you

can't get out of and you know it's

Checkmate it's just such a high level

game on this stage that we play I I just

understand and accept all that every

time I walk out there you know like it

is what it is I put myself in the best

position

to be victorious but at the end of the

day there's a little bit of dice rolling

you know yeah early in your career you

uh going back to the fight field doc you

said you're not scared of losing right

but you also don't know how to deal with

it when you finally do lose do you

remember your first loss and how you

felt and do you remember when you were

able to accept losses as lessons rather

than being really hard on

yourself I'm still you know I'm still

struggling with that everyone it breaks

my heart you know I feel like it's not

real when I go to the locker room like I

can't believe that that I lost you know

I just worked that hard and believe in

myself that much and

and but I'm human and so is Islam and

June 1 we're going to do it uh I want to

go back to the financially secure

question for a minute now when you first

start fighting you just want to fight

but then you start making money and then

you have sponsors you have like Celsius

sponsoring you obviously the shirt

on how does it feel to know that there

are companies that back you that support

you this isn't necessarily something

that you think about when you're 20

years old but now that you're older and

you see that that people have your back

and companies support you how does that

feel it feels good especially like I

would say

95 maybe more of the companies and and

Partnerships I have I've aligned myself

with them because it's it's actually

organic I was drinking the product or I

was using Samsung or boxing with

Everlast gloves like a lot of the stuff

kind of or wearing these colorful Robert

Graham shirts that I wear a lot of these

Partnerships I have are because I'm

actually using the product and they see

me with it in my hand or they get wind

of it somehow and and we we form a

partnership so that's I'm proud of

myself for that and younger fighters I

think if I can help you in any way with

sponsorship stuff try to align yourself

with brands that you really actually use

on a daily basis so it's not like a

counterfeit thing it's not like you're

lying to the to the people when you're

taking a picture you know anybody can do

that so I'm I'm proud of myself for that

I'm curious I mean with Celsius uh you

know there's a lot of energy drinks out

there why why them why does this work

for you well I was drinking them when I

was still living in Louisiana me and my

wife started drinking Celsius a long

time ago the labels the cans everything

was different back then then I start

training here in Coconut Creek and I

find out that their headquarters is 20

minutes from my gym in boaron

and then the ball got rolling I kept

getting bigger fights started talking to

the company and it and it just fell into

place you know nothing I wouldn't say

any of my sponsorships especially with

Celsius but any of my sponsorships

nothing was forced or like overextended

myself trying to reach out for their

attention to get up deal it was all

stuff that just really happened because

I was I was using the product or I

enjoyed the the the product you know so

that that I love that part about the

sponsorships I have perfect all right so

let's pivot back to UFC 302 real quick

uh Lafayette Street your daughter's

going to be there at the fight does this

feel in your mind like well if if it was

a better story to write how does it get

any better than this fighting the

credential center for the lightweight

title which his daughter sitting in the

front row on the street that's lafel

Street which references your

hometown beautiful it's perfect it uh it

just feels right you know actually I

just got back from the

gym before I hopped on this call I just

did some drill with Mike Brown and ran

three miles after showered up at the gym

and came home and a guy a fan uh was in

the parking lot here got out of his car

came up to me he said man me and all my

boys keep talking about it you're G to

pull it off we just have this feeling

you're GNA knock him out I'm like things

just feel right going into this one you

know maybe third time's a charm I've

been in there with the best I got a lot

of experience under my belt mentally and

physically I'm in a good

spot and I'm ready to go you know maybe

maybe it's time

like I said like I said over and over

again Destiny doesn't make mistakes

what's meant for me won't miss me if

this is my destiny if this is supposed

to happen I'm gonna put in the work like

I've always done I'm gonna take care of

my body take care of my mind leading

into to this fight week and I'm GNA go

out there and give it all I got like I

do everyone and if it's supposed to

happen it's G to happen and I'll be the

world champion is

there something uh comforting in the

idea that Islam says you're lucky to get

this opportunity and he be overlooking

you that I don't know if it takes the

pressure off because obviously the

pressure still there but the idea that

this man who has lost a fight before

he's he's not undefeated is coming into

this situation saying that you may not

deserve this opportunity I don't know if

that motivates you I don't know what

that does for

you it's just noise you know at this

point in my career bro it's all noise

what really matters is 25 minutes June

1st on that canvas inside that octagon

that's what really really matters

everything else is just bumping gums and

means nothing but for him to say that

like that's that's silly you know I've

been in the UFC over a decade fighting

the best of the best I've been in the

top 10 top five for years and years and

years fighting the best I've held my

spot I've allowed in my last fight New

upand Comers to get a crack at this

position took them out you know I earned

this

spot I want to ask you about your wife

real quick because I've been with my

wife for since like shortly after high

school and sometimes are significant

others they can either be our biggest

supporters or indirectly they can be a

detriment to our career because it can

get in the way of our relationship right

how has your wife been able to

handle this as your career because she's

been there since it was nothing and now

she's she's there she's here now and I

mean you haven't gone like this is it

this is your your unity and this is your

daughters here in the front row talk

about how how her support has been

detrimental to your

success I mean she drove me to my first

I don't I didn't have a car she drove me

to my first amateur fight ever you know

and stayed with me in a in a a shitty

hotel you know like drove me to weighin

like that's we've been doing this

together since since I started

fighting um in a couple months we're

going to make it's 15 years we've been

married already got a little trip plan

so looking for for to that but I

wouldn't be here she's an anchor I

wouldn't have made it as far as I've

made it in fighting without my wife 100%

100% She Believes In Me more than I

believe in me I mean like I said man

sometimes you know there's has she ever

urged you to retire has she ever asked

you when's the last one or is she just

here for the ride and support you no

matter what your decision is whatever my

decision is she's going to be back

behind it 100% but she wants me she

wants me to move on from fighting when I

feel like I've done what I wanted to do

you know she's with me on that part is

there I hate asking this question

because you don't know exactly how

you're going to feel but is there a

scenario that you win at UFC 302 because

there's nothing left could you retire as

a champion is there could you see that

that could happen

yeah because seriously and I ask this

and I'm not ask this fly but what is

left is there any anything else that you

need to do to feel feel validated or is

this the last step in your career for me

this is the last box unchecked on on my

to-do list in mixed martial arts for

sure that I mean you don't hear that

from a lot of people they wanted to they

fight too long or they feel still feel

like there's something to prove or they

feel like there's another Target to go

after you don't have that at all outside

of this I don't have that at all I feel

like I've checked all the boxes except

Undisputed that's a box i w checked and

that's a box I've been all these other

boxes got checked by me chasing that all

these other things are byproduct of me

trying to be the best in the world on

one night and I'm still chasing that you

know I I have a UFC interim belt at home

that says UFC world champion Dustin

porier 155 pounds I have that on my at

my house in Louisiana but I want the

Undisputed strap and to tell my wife I

did it I'm Undisputed world champion the

best in the world like I told you I was

going to be when I was 17 years old

that's all I want that's all want to do

that's insane man um Tim crater in the

documentary mentions that we're not here

to make world champions are the greatest

of all time we're here to make better

men I think you're one of the Prime

examples of an individual who has become

one of the best individuals in the sport

right in terms of community giving back

nobody has anything bad to say about you

ever how much do you owe your life to

MMA to becoming a chang man which not

just about fighting it's about giving

back and about being an upstanding

individual I found who I am through

fighting my life has been

molded in some way or another by

fighting you know everything I have is

from from from fighting everything me

and my family have the businesses I own

things that we run like everything I

have is anchored into fighting somehow

got me there or got me into the into the

room or business meetings or tables with

these people I would have never had an

opportunity to sit across from and talk

to to make things happen it's all

because of fighting fighting has opened

these doors for me and to be honest I I

could be dead or in jail if I never

found fighting you know when I was 17

years old I was I I wasn't doing the

right

things and I've learned a lot of lessons

about myself about business about life

through fighting and I'm I'm I'm proud

of that too you know because I've always

asked questions and listened to people

who I I respected and thought had

knowledge about something that I was

interested in and that's pretty much

what I did my whole fighting career and

that taught me how to do that in my

business career as well to ask questions

to the Robbie lawers to the junior do

Santos to the George mfals and Thiago

Alves Mike Brown people that I put

myself in rooms with when I came to

American top team and picked their

brains and and found out I want to walk

the path that they they're successful at

this they made a name how do I do it let

me see more intricate pieces of how they

did it and and that's what I've always

been you know

just a student you can say Do You

Remember remember when you decided or

knew that there's more to fighting than

just fighting that you can do some of

these other things did anybody teach you

that or did you figured out on your own

I think my mindset really started to

switch whenever I had my daughter you

know almost eight years ago when I had

her I realized fighting is just part of

my life but before that my identity was

fighting it was who I was but I'm not

you know like that's just something I do

fighting is something I do um that I

enjoy that I I provide for my family

with I help other people with because I

have a platform where people are

listening on these interviews and

talking on ESPN and all these big stages

I can talk about things where people are

going to hear me so fighting has done a

lot of that for me but it's just

something I do I'm a husband I'm a

father I'm a business owner a son a

brother I'm a lot of things fighting is

just not who I am it's something I do

and having a daughter kind of put things

into perspective for

me I'm a girl Dad too so I kind of

understand this right like when you have

a daughter it's different right I just

had a son about two years ago I love him

to death but my daughter like stole my

heart like little girl steal your heart

but for you the decision for her to sit

ringside for this particular fight was

it a difficult decision to make or how

did you how did you decide that

I I know this is the last time I'm gonna

fight for a world title to get a chance

to become the Undisputed champion this

is going to be the last time I get to

walk make that walk she's about to be

years old I never let her watch fights

live you know it she's only been to one

fight when I fought Charles Olivera but

she didn't get to watch live she was in

the back with in a private room with a

sitter there was no TV streaming the

fight or anything like that so she

didn't know what was going on and even

like when family like my mother watches

her whenever I go fight sometimes and

they don't allow her to watch the

Pay-Per-View live because we don't know

what's gonna happen it's it's tough

fighting is tough It's the hurt business

and to see your father your role model

or somebody in your mind you think is a

super hero you know to see them bleeding

and getting hurt I don't think it's good

for a kid but just where I'm at in my

life and and in the sport and her age I

feel like and she was born into fighting

so she kind of understands what's going

on and she knows that I come home with

stitches and she knows I get beat up at

the gym and come home with black eyes

and she understands more now that she's

a little bit older and I just don't want

to take that from her childhood of one

chance to feel that energy in the arena

I think she's old enough and mature

enough as she can be for a

seven-year-old kid to stand and enjoy

this this journey and I just don't want

to I don't want to look back and say I

wish she could have witnessed this or I

wish she could have felt this energy and

been in the arena I I I want to give it

to her now you know

and we'll see how it goes it's

interesting because you know a lot of

Fighters say that they need to separate

those two worlds right training camp

fighting family right like they they got

to be separate but as you mentioned your

daughter was born into it your wife

drove you to your first amateur fight

this seems like you couldn't really have

it any other way like you have to gift

her this opportunity especially now

because my daughter's seven so their

memories actually truly kick in where

they remember everything and this seems

like the perfect opportunity but does it

add any more pressure for you to perform

knowing that she's going to be there I

don't think so I don't think so we kind

of move as a unit regardless like I feel

they're back home right now she's

finishing up school I feel kind of out

of sync with them not being here with me

through training camp like we've always

done it as a family me and my wife seven

years ago when my daughter was born it's

always been a family thing obviously

they're not in the locker room with me

and stuff but my wife's with me fight

week you know my wife and daughter with

me all training

camp so it just is what it is I don't I

don't have

to move those things apart and keep them

separate it it's fighting his life

couple more for you one there was a time

after the third Conor McGregor fight

where it felt inevitable that you two

were going to cross paths again is that

ship completely sailed now in your mind

I think so I do think he beats Chandler

though okay and if if the UFC did come

calling for that fight one more time is

it something that you consider or is it

kind of like especially considering how

contentious the bill was to that fight

do you need that energy in your life at

this point I don't need that energy man

I just need to strap that's all I need

okay uh the last question look man

storybook career or storybook life is

there going to be a book at some point

because it feels like you have to share

this with people cuz we've seen you on

the outside we've watched you fight

we've seen a documentary about you and

your origins of fighting but it feels

like it's only natural for you to have a

book at some point to tell your true

story from your perspective is that is

that possible I I feel like I should man

because I have so much things in my mind

that I've never spoken to in interview

You Know spoken about in interviews or

opened up publicly so many different

things that I've been challenged with

with me against me throughout the years

and uh yeah if if I ever did write a

book I'd like to open up on a lot of the

journeys I've had through fighting

both physically on the fight path but

also mentally against myself because man

it's been a fight it's been a constant

fight I've been at war with these top

fighters and I've been at war with

myself for the past 17 years as well uh

is there if I had to put you on the spot

and ask what the title of your book

would be do have something in

mind paid and

full I like it paid and full the story

of

lamante boom that's it we gonna make

that I think we we need to make that

happen Dustin I listen man I appreciate

the time um good luck I'll be out there

obviously uh hopefully I get a chance to

see you during fight week but thank you

again for the time I know you could be

doing a lot of other things but sting

here talking to me so I appreciate that

all good man thanks for having me on

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