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UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier says a 2014 knockout loss to Conor McGregor had a significant affect on his evolution as a fighter.<\/p>\n

Speaking to ESPN<\/a> this week, Poirier explained how his mentality changed and matured after his loss to McGregor.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt definitely started happening after the Conor McGregor loss,\u201d Poirier said. \u201cThat was the start of it. It\u2019s been a long process, being a father, losing again, winning some and losing again, and winning another one. It\u2019s just a long evolution of stop caring so much. You just stop caring about the noise and stuff that doesn\u2019t matter. . .<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of times in my younger career, I felt like it was life or death,” Poirier added. “Every comment on Instagram and Twitter, every journalist who said something, I felt like everybody was against me. I felt like if I lost I would be written off, it\u2019s the end of my career. I\u2019m a bum if I lose this fight. And then you lose a few times and you\u2019re like, \u2018Oh sh*t, I can still put this back together. Oh man, I\u2019m still providing for my family. I\u2019m still loving what I do.\u2019 It\u2019s like you\u2019ve been bent but not broken a lot of times and I feel like it made me stronger and it made me the man I am today. I\u2019m happy. I\u2019m genuinely happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dustin Poirier is coming off a thrilling decision victory over Dan Hooker in the main event of UFC on ESPN 12 last weekend<\/a>. In the wake of this win, which stands out as one of the best fights of the year, Poirier says he’s still focused on winning the undisputed lightweight title, and that he’s open to suggestions for his next fight, so long as he’s compensated properly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m gonna take some time for sure to let my body heal,\u201d Poirier said. \u201cNext week I\u2019m taking my family on a small vacation, just right here to Florida, nothing crazy. Just get some sun, get some beach time, and just relax. Let my mind relax, and we\u2019ll see. I\u2019m definitely not gonna fight back far. I think they just moved me up in the rankings now. Of course, I want to be the undisputed world champion but we\u2019ll see when the UFC calls me, we\u2019ll see what happens. Money talks.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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