Breakdown UFC Fight Night 94

               

State Farm Arena Hidalgo, Texas will house UFC Fight Night 94. Lightweights Dustin Poirier and Michael Johnson face off in the Main Event Saturday Sept. 17^th.

               

Since his move up from the Featherweight Division, Dustin Poirier has gone 4-0, including 3 first round KO/TKO stoppages. At UFC 199 he halted Bobby Green’s evening at 2:53 (first round) in the “Diamond’s” latest fight. The Twenty-seven year old’s record is 20-4, with sixteen stoppages (10 KO/TKO).

               

Michael Johnson hasn’t competed since his second consecutive loss, at UFC on Fox 17 (12/15/15) when he lost a Unanimous Decision to Nate Diaz. The fight that propelled Diaz’s momentum with a collision with Connor McGregor (yeah that fight). Prior to a Split Decision loss to Beneil Dariush at UFC Fight Night 73 (8/8/15) Johnson had rattled off four straight wins against the LW division’s top talent: Barboza (2/22/15), Lauzon (8/17/13), Tibau (12/28/13) and Guillard (3/8/14). Expect Johnson to fight like his job is on the line against a Freight Train on a roll in Poirier.

              

  In the Co-Main Event a pair of highlight reel strikers square off when Jacksons MMA’s Derek Brunson meets TUF 17 Finalist, Uriah Hall. With a record of 15-3, Brunson has never looked sharper. The Thirty-two year old is coming of three straight, first round KO/TKO wins (Ed Herman 1/31/15, Sam Alvey 8/8/15 and Roan Carneiro 2/21/16). He is on a four fight win streak.

               

Uriah Hall is 2-5 in fights that go to decision, but luckily he has won ten by early stoppage. “PrimeTime” is coming off a Unanimous Decision loss to Robert Whittaker (11/14/15). Prior to that he stopped both Gegard Mousasi in :25 of the second round (9/26/15) and Oluwale Bamgbose just 2:32 (first round) into their contest (8/8/15). Brunson and Hall combine for fifteen career KO/TKO’s, building up to what should be a stand-up clash in the MW division.

                Evan Dunham has been competing in the UFC since 2009, he has gone 10-6 in his sixteen fights with the organization. He hasn’t fought since last Dec when he earned a UD over Joe Lauzon at TUF 22 Finale (12/11/15). Dunham went 3-0 in 2015, all Unanimous Decisions (Ross Pearson 7/18, Rodrigo Damm 1/3 and Lauzon). He faces a fighter with ten career KO/TKO’s and making his UFC debut in Rick Glenn.

                Rick Glenn is 18-3 with fifteen stoppages. He is currently on a three fight win streak, two by KO/TKO, including an Oct. 2015 second round (1:27) KO of Adam Ward at WSOF 24. Glenn has won nine of his last ten (loss to WSOF FW Champ Lance Palmer) with only two decisions. Glenn is moving up from 145lbs to face Dunham in the Lightweight Division. Look for a clash of styles here.

               

Kicking off the night’s action on UFC FightPass with Alejandro Perez VS Albert Morales. Mexican Bantamweight, Alejandro Perez has TKO’d his previous two opponents: he stopped Ian Entwistle in the first round (4:04) with punches at UFC FN 86 (4/10/16) and a devastating leg kick to Scott Jorgensen caused an injury that halted their fight 4:26 in the second round at UFC FN 78 (11/21/15). “El Diablito” faces Carson California’s Albert Morales.

               

Morales is making his UFC debut. He has competed for Bellator, WSOF and most recently RFA where he KO’d Mario Israel in the opening :20 (first round) earlier this year at RFA 38 (6/3/16). “The Warrior” has finished five of his six wins (3 submissions). The first fight of the night may save the undefeated Morales from the jitters many fighters describe when making their UFC debuts.

For the full fight card go to: ufc.com