WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Dustin Poirier: "I Deleted Social Media After The Incident

I've had bouts with depression throughout my career, but man, when it hits me, it's bad. >> Which kind of brings us to the airport incident? You know, I really messed up, man. >> You and her and her. >> Look what happened. >> So, it's Father's Day and I felt good in the morning. I spent the morning with my

kids, but then as I was traveling to work, I felt that feeling again. It's like a cloud in my head that I just can't get out from under. So, I started drinking. >> I'll fight you right now. >> No, I don't want to fight, bro. >> And my emotions got the best of me.

>> Bro, relax. Relax. Relax, bro. Relax. got arrested. >> This guy's a UFC. >> Did I just ruin everything that I was working for? You know, I don't know yet. And it could have been so much worse. >> What was going on in your mind? >> I was angry at the world and I just

couldn't stop thinking about my father. You know, he's actually homeless right now. And I tried to help him out and he's back out on the street. Not that anything's an excuse, but it wasn't myself. And I never really spoke about it until right now, but I'm back in therapy. And when you sit down with

somebody and start opening things up, you realize this could be linked to my childhood. >> And when I think about your earliest contacts, you got a father that's an alcoholic, violence in the home, and your mom said that you were an alcoholic kid. >> I started drinking at 12, 13, >> expelled from school as well.

>> And you got arrested and I didn't have any goals. >> So, it was a bit of a roller coaster, but look what happened. You rose, >> one of the best lightweights in the world. >> I was on top of the world, but the roller coasters go down too. And this was the moment.