Dustin Poirier wants both himself and Conor McGregor to be 'dripping blood, hurting and suffering' when they meet on January 23.
The pair go head-to-head for the second time at UFC 257 and Poirier wants this scrap to be much more bloody than their first clash six years ago.
The Dubliner finished the fight within the first round on that occasion as his American opponent fell to a TKO defeat.
"I didn’t even get to fight you know, the fight didn’t even get to blossom you know," Poirier said, referencing the 2014 fight.
"But that’s fighting, anything can happen under those lights. What I want is for us to both be dripping blood and hurting and suffering early in the fight.
"Then we can find out who’s a real fighter, you know, that’s what I want.
"I want to be bleeding with a minute off the first round clock. I want us both to be bleeding and really have to dig down and see who’s the better fighter, see who really wants to be in there."
Meanwhile, McGregor is feeling confident going into the scrap in Abu Dhabi.
In an Instagram post, The Notorious told fans that he would 'demolish' his old self, when comparing his current skill-set to his skills going into previous fights.
Alongside a photoshopped picture of McGregor squaring up to himself, he wrote: "Cerrone McGregor Vs Alvarez McGregor. I’d destroy both these versions of myself. And Together. And I’m not messing. Absolutely demolish them both. 16 days!"
