Dustin Poirier: Daily Routine

From sparring wars to five-mile “rest” runs, Dustin Poirier’s fight camp routine is relentless — and a reminder that revenge takes serious work.

In a 2017 interview with Fighters Only Magazine, Dustin Poirier was asked “If you could fight anyone in any weight class, who would you choose to pick a fight and why?” The Lafayette fighter replied, “If I could get a rematch with Conor McGregor, I would want that fight.”

Back in 2014, before either fighters were globally known or had touched UFC gold, they were matched together again on the undercard of UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso. Poirier was still fighting in the featherweight division at the time; the same division McGregor was tearing through as he started his phenomenal title run.

Their fight was over before it even had begun. McGregor dropped Poirier with a left hook and finished him on the ground just a minute and 46 seconds into the bout. It was a devastating loss for Poirier, especially since McGregor had been trash-talking him for the whole lead up, but looking back at it in hindsight, he recognised the fight as a turning point for him.