| UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 17, 2016 | |||
| Venue | State Farm Arena | |||
| City | Hidalgo, Texas | |||
| Attendance | 5,624 [1] | |||
| Total gate | $323,419 [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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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]
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]
| 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. | Ricky 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] |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: [9]
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