UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson

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]

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
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

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.	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	[a]
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	[b]

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

• List of UFC events
• 2016 in UFC