UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson

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UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
A poster or logo for UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date September 17, 2016 (2016-09-17)
Venue State Farm Arena
City Hidalgo, Texas
Attendance 5,624[1]
Total gate $323,419[1]
Event chronology
UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Länsberg

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson (also known as UFC Fight Night 94) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 17, 2016, at State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas.[2][3]

Background

After contesting several other PPV and Fight Night events across Texas, this was the first that the promotion has hosted in Hidalgo.[3]

A lightweight bout between Dustin Poirier and Michael Johnson served as the event headliner.[4]

Manvel Gamburyan was scheduled to face Alejandro Pérez at the event. However, Gamburyan pulled out of the fight in mid-August for undisclosed personal reasons and was replaced by Albert Morales.[5]

Abel Trujillo was expected to face Evan Dunham at the event. However, Trujillo pulled out of the fight on September 5, citing an undisclosed injury.[6] In turn, former WSOF Featherweight Champion and promotional newcomer Rick Glenn was announced as his replacement.[7]

Results

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Michael Johnson def. Dustin Poirier KO (punches) 1 1:35
Middleweight Derek Brunson def. Uriah Hall TKO (punch) 1 1:41
Lightweight Evan Dunham def. Rick Glenn Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Roan Carneiro def. Kenny Robertson Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Islam Makhachev def. Chris Wade Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Chas Skelly def. Maximo Blanco Technical Submission (anaconda choke) 1 0:19
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Featherweight Gabriel Benítez def. Sam Sicilia Technical Submission (standing guillotine choke) 2 1:20
Welterweight Belal Muhammad def. Augusto Montaño TKO (punches) 3 4:19
Middleweight Antônio Carlos Júnior def. Leonardo Augusto Guimarães Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 4:46 [lower-alpha 1]
Bantamweight José Alberto Quiñónez def. Joey Gomez Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Welterweight Randy Brown def. Erick Montaño Submission (guillotine choke) 3 0:18
Bantamweight Albert Morales vs. Alejandro Pérez Draw (majority) (29–27, 28–28, 28–28) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 2]
  1. ↑ Júnior was deducted one point in round 1 due to an illegal knee.
  2. ↑ Pérez was deducted one point at the end of round 2 for hitting Morales after the bell.

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Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[9]

  • Fight of the Night: Evan Dunham vs. Rick Glenn
  • Performance of the Night: Michael Johnson and Chas Skelly

See also

References

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