''UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje'' (also known as ''UFC on FOX 29'') was a

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event produced by the

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that was held on April 14, 2018, at the

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Background

After previously contesting two events at nearby

Talking Stick Resort Arena Footprint Center (formerly known as America West Arena, US Airways Center, Talking Stick Resort Arena and Phoenix Suns Arena) is a multi-purpose arena in Phoenix, Arizona. Built in the regional population center of the southwestern United Sta ...

in Phoenix, the event was the first that the promotion held in Glendale.

Zuffa Zuffa, LLC () is an American sports promotion company specializing in mixed martial arts. It was founded in January 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada, by Station Casinos executives Frank Fertitta III and Lorenzo Fertitta to be the parent entity of the ...

had previously hosted the final

World Extreme Cagefighting World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) was an American mixed martial arts, mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion founded in 2001. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC ...

event,

WEC 53 ''WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis'' was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on December 16, 2010 at Jobing.com Arena in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale, Arizona. The event was the first time that Zuffa has h ...

at the arena in December 2010. The event was headlined by 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 former WSOF Lightweight Champion

Justin Gaethje Justin Ray Gaethje (; born November 14, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. As o ...

. A lightweight bout between

Gilbert Burns Gilbert Alexander Pontes Burns (born 20 July 1986) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and submission grappler. He currently competes in the Welterweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As a grappler, Burns ...

and

Lando Vannata Landon Anthony Vannata (born March 14, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Featherweight (MMA), featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional com ...

was linked to the event. However, the pairing never materialized as Vannata was unable to accept the fight for this date as he was still rehabilitating a recent arm injury. Abdul Razak Alhassan was scheduled to face

Muslim Salikhov Muslim Magomedovich Salikhov (born June 9, 1984), is a Russian mixed martial artist and Sanda fighter who currently competes in welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A multiple time Wushu Sanda wor ...

at the event. However, Alhassan was removed from the event, citing injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer

Ricky Rainey Ricky Rainey (born June 29, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2011, Rainey has previously competed for Bellator and in the UFC's Welterweight division. Mixed martial arts career Early career After compi ...

. A welterweight bout between former WEC Welterweight Champion and interim

UFC Welterweight Champion Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships. Historical notes At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...

Carlos Condit Carlos Joseph Condit (born April 26, 1984) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He formerly competed in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the former Interim UFC Welterweight C ...

and Matt Brown was supposed take place as the co-headliner. However, on April 2, Brown pulled out of the fight due to a torn

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and was replaced by

Alex Oliveira Alex de Oliveira (born February 21, 1988) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Born and raised in Três Rios, Rio de Janeiro, Oliveira ...

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje *Performance of the Night: Alex Oliveira and Adam Wieczorek

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Arizona Boxing and MMA Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. The total disclosed payout for the event was $1,481,000. * Dustin Poirier: $170,000 (includes $85,000 win bonus) def. Justin Gaethje: $110,000 * Alex Oliveira: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) def. Carlos Condit: $115,000 * Israel Adesanya: $106,000 (includes $53,000 win bonus) def. Marvin Vettori: $20,000 * Michelle Waterson: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Cortney Casey: $33,000 * Antônio Carlos Júnior: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Tim Boetsch: $72,000 * Muslim Salikhov: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Rickey Rainey: $12,000 * John Moraga: $74,000 (includes $37,000 win bonus) def. Wilson Reis: $31,000 * Brad Tavares: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Krzysztof Jotko : $36,000 * Gilbert Burns: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus) def. Dan Moret: $12,000 * Lauren Mueller: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Shana Dobson: $12,000 * Yushin Okami: $70,000 (includes $35,000 win bonus) def. Dhiego Lima: $15,000 * Adam Wieczorek: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Arjan Bhullar: $12,000 * Alejandro Pérez: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Matthew Lopez: $33,000 * Luke Sanders: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Patrick Williams: $12,000

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

Reported payout

See also

References