''UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 94'') was a
mixed martial arts
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event produced by the
Ultimate Fighting Championship
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held on September 17, 2016, at
State Farm Arena in
Hidalgo, Texas.
Background
After contesting several other
PPV
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and Fight Night events across
Texas
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, this was the first that the promotion has hosted in
Hidalgo
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* Hidalgo (nobility), members of the Spanish nobility
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* Hidalgo (state), in central Mexico
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.
A lightweight bout between
Dustin Poirier
Dustin Poirier (born January 19, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He is a former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. As of May 9, 2022, he is #2 in the UFC lightweight rankings and as of October 24, 2022, he is #11 in the U ...
and
Michael Johnson served as the event headliner.
Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan ( hy, Õ„Õ¡Õ¶Õ¾Õ¥Õ¬ Ô³Õ¡Õ´Õ¢Õ¸Ö‚Ö€ÕµÕ¡Õ¶; born May 8, 1981) is an Armenian mixed martial artist who has competed in the UFC's lightweight, featherweight, and bantamweight divisions. A professional competitor since 1999, he was a c ...
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
Albert Morales (born May 25, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division. He has also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and of Bellator MMA.
Background
Born and raised in Southern Califo ...
.
was expected to face
Evan Dunham
Evan Neil Dunham (born December 18, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist competing in the lightweight division. He is perhaps best known for 21-fight tenure in the Ultimate Fighting Championship which spanned over a decade.
Bac ...
at the event. However, Trujillo pulled out of the fight on September 5, citing an undisclosed injury. In turn, former
WSOF Featherweight Champion and promotional newcomer
Rick Glenn was announced as his replacement.
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:
*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
References
{{UFC Events
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September 2016 sports events in the United States
Mixed martial arts in Texas
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2016 in sports in Texas