UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson

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UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson.
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Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateSeptember 17, 2016 (2016-09-17)
Venue State Farm Arena
City Hidalgo, Texas
Attendance5,624 [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]

Contents

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 classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Lightweight Michael Johnson def. Dustin Poirier KO (punches)11:35
Middleweight Derek Brunson def. Uriah Hall TKO (punch)11:41
Lightweight Evan Dunham def. Rick Glenn Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Welterweight Roan Carneiro def. Kenny Robertson Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28)35:00
Lightweight Islam Makhachev def. Chris Wade Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Featherweight Chas Skelly def. Maximo Blanco Technical Submission (anaconda choke)10:19
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Featherweight Gabriel Benítez def. Sam Sicilia Technical Submission (standing guillotine choke)21:20
Welterweight Belal Muhammad def. Augusto Montaño TKO (punches)34:19
Middleweight Antônio Carlos Júnior def.Leonardo Augusto GuimarãesSubmission (rear-naked choke)34:46 [lower-alpha 1]
Bantamweight José Alberto Quiñónez def.Joey GomezDecision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Welterweight Randy Brown def.Erick MontañoSubmission (guillotine choke)30:18
Bantamweight Albert Morales vs. Alejandro Pérez Draw (majority) (29–27, 28–28, 28–28)35:00 [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.

[8]

Bonus awards

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

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References

  1. 1 2 Matt Erickson (2016-09-18). "UFC Fight Night 94 draws announced attendance of 5,624 fans for $323,419 live gate in Texas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
  2. ↑ Staff (2016-07-13). "Hidalgo gets UFC Fight Night card on Sept. 17". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  3. 1 2 Staff (2016-07-13). "UFC heads to U.S.-Mexico border in September for UFC Fight Night 94 in Hidalgo, Texas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  4. ↑ Thomas Gerbasi (2016-07-18). "Poirier vs Johnson headlines in Hidalgo". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  5. ↑ Staff (2016-08-17). "Albert Morales replaces Manny Gamburyan at UFC Fight Night 94 in Texas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  6. ↑ John Morgan and Dann Stupp (2016-09-05). "Abel Trujillo injured and out of UFC Fight Night 94 bout with Evan Dunham". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  7. ↑ Matt Erickson (2016-09-08). "With Trujillo out vs. Evan Dunham next week in Texas, UFC turning to a former WSOF champion". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  8. ↑ "UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  9. ↑ Matt Erickson (2016-09-18). "UFC Fight Night 94 bonuses: Chas Skelly was a no-brainer for $50,000 in Texas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
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