Ahead of his battle against fellow highly-regarded UFC Lightweight contender Dustin Poirier in the main event of this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 94 event, Michael Johnson is featured in the latest “Free Fight” released by the UFC on Monday.
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Ahead of his battle against fellow highly-regarded UFC Lightweight contender Dustin Poirier in the main event of this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 94 event, Michael Johnson is featured in the latest “Free Fight” released by the UFC on Monday.
Featured below is the complete Gleison Tibau vs. Michael Johnson fight from the UFC 168 pay-per-view, which took place in December of 2013 and saw Johnson score a second-round knockout victory.
Johnson takes on Dustin Poirier in the main event of this weekend’s UFC Fight Night 94 event, which goes down live from State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas, and airs live on FOX Sports 1.
Ahead of his battle against fellow highly-regarded UFC Lightweight contender Michael Johnson in the main event of this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 94 event, Dustin Poirier is featured in the latest “Free Fight” released by the UFC on Monday.
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Ahead of his battle against fellow highly-regarded UFC Lightweight contender Michael Johnson in the main event of this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 94 event, Dustin Poirier is featured in the latest “Free Fight” released by the UFC on Monday.
Featured below is the complete Dustin Poirier vs. Akira Corassani fight from the TUF: Nations Finale event, which took place in April of 2014 and saw Poirier score a second-round TKO victory.
Poirier takes on Michael Johnson in the main event of this weekend’s UFC Fight Night 94 event, which goes down live from State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas, and airs live on FOX Sports 1.
UFC Fight Night 94 is headlined by a top-10 ranked lightweight battle between No. 7-ranked contender Dustin Poirier (20-4) and No. 10-ranked Michael Johnson (16-10). Poirier is 4-0 since returning to the lightweight division and a win over Johnson…
UFC Fight Night 94 is headlined by a top-10 ranked lightweight battle between No. 7-ranked contender Dustin Poirier (20-4) and No. 10-ranked Michael Johnson (16-10). Poirier is 4-0 since returning to the lightweight division and a win over Johnson should elevate him into the title hunt, while Johnson looks to end a two-fight skid. This is a high-level, high-octane matchup that showcases the depth of the 155-pound division.
Which lightweight contender will walk out of Texas with eyes toward title contention?
The UFC’s inaugural trip to Hidalgo, Texas, which is slated for September 17, 2016 on FOX Sports 1, has received its main event. A pivotal lightweight bout between No. 8-ranked Dustin “Diamond” Poirier and No. 10-ranked Michael “Menace” Johnson is set to headline the show. Johnson posted the bout agreement on his official Instagram account
The UFC’s inaugural trip to Hidalgo, Texas, which is slated for September 17, 2016 on FOX Sports 1, has received its main event. A pivotal lightweight bout between No. 8-ranked Dustin “Diamond” Poirier and No. 10-ranked Michael “Menace” Johnson is set to headline the show.
Johnson posted the bout agreement on his official Instagram account earlier today (July 18, 2016):
The red hot Poirier has been on a tear since moving back up to lightweight in 2014, putting together a four fight win streak. That win streak includes stoppage victories over the likes of Carlos Diego Ferreira, Yancy Medeiros, Bobby Green, as well as an entertaining decision win over Joseph Duffy.
Johnson, on the other hand, has hit some rough times as of late, losing two straight to Beneil Dariush and Nate Diaz. Prior to those two losses, the “Menace” had won four straight over the likes of Joe Lauzon, Gleison Tibau, Melvin Guillard, and Edson Barboza.
Despite Johnson coming off of a loss, this fight makes quite a bit of sense as each man is looking to establish himself as a legitimate threat in the shark tank that is the lightweight division. Also, this fight has a fantastic chance to produce fireworks from a stylistic standpoint.
Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier has been enjoying a huge career resurgence with three straight wins since returning to his original home of 155 pounds following his first-round TKO loss to featherweight champion Conor McGregor at 2014’s UFC 178. Poirier has beaten Carlos Diego Ferreira, Yancy Medeiros, and finally, rising prospect Joseph Duffy in rapid succession, and
Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier has been enjoying a huge career resurgence with three straight wins since returning to his original home of 155 pounds following his first-round TKO loss to featherweight champion Conor McGregor at 2014’s UFC 178.
Poirier has beaten Carlos Diego Ferreira, Yancy Medeiros, and finally, rising prospect Joseph Duffy in rapid succession, and now he’s eying a rise up the rankings with his next fight.
In a recent interview with MMAJunkie, Poirier spoke up about his upcoming bout with the No. 13-ranked Bobby Green at UFC 199 on June 4 from Inglewood, California, saying that he doesn’t expect much from Green after his near two-year layoff:
“I’m expecting the same stuff he always does,” Poirier said. “Dance around, talk (expletive), throw big punches, big kicks. He doesn’t really set anything up that well. Seems like he has good instincts, he’s a good athlete and he has a lot of experience.”
Poirier, who is coming off of a nose procedure after his UFC 195 bout with Joseph Duffy, talked about coming back from injury and how he has evolved as a fighter:
“After the last fight I had the procedure on my nose and once I was cleared to get back in the gym I was right back in the gym and I’ve been grinding, learning, training,” Poirier said. “(Just) keeping it fresh, man. Working on different things, always trying to evolve and get better.”
‘The Diamond’ then went on to make an official prediction on how he believes the bout will conclude:
“He’s been out a while so I’m sure he’s hungry to get in front of those cameras and put on a show.
“We’ll see who’s tougher, who’s better that night. I think I’m going to pick him apart and put him away. I’m going to knock Bobby Green out.”
Poirier is currently undefeated in his lightweight tenure since making the jump up from 145-pounds, after suffering a first round KO loss to current featherweight champ Conor McGregor, and is currently the No. 11-Ranked lightweight in the UFC and is hopping to crack the top-ten in the 155-pound standings with a potential win over Green.
Poirier and Green are set to open the UFC 199 pay-per-view (PPV) card co-headlined by a bantamweight title bout between bitter rivals Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber while Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping will battle in a 185-pound title bout as the main event.
Poirier is currently undefeated in his lightweight tenure since making the jump up from 145-pounds, after suffering a first round KO loss to current featherweight champ Conor McGregor, and is currently the No. 11-Ranked lightweight in the UFC and is hopping to crack the top-ten in the 155-pound standings with a potential win over Green.