Dustin Poirier never knew what hit him.
Michael Johnson waylaid the American Top Team standout with punches in the first round of their UFC Fight Night “Poirier vs. Johnson” (online betting) main event on Saturday at State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas. “The Menace” sealed Poirier’s fate 1:35 into round one, handing the 27-year-old his first loss as a lightweight in more than six years.
So sudden was the stoppage that neither man broke a figurative sweat. Johnson lured the Lafayette, Louisiana, native into his desired range before firing off a right hook-straight left combination.