Michael Johnson did not look like a man on a two-fight losing streak.
“The Menace” blew away American Top Team’s Dustin Poirier with first-round punches in the UFC Fight Night “Poirier vs. Johnson” headliner (online betting) on Saturday at State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas. Poirier (20-5, 12-4 UFC) succumbed to blows 95 seconds into round one, his run of four consecutive victories a thing of the past.
Johnson (17-10, 9-6 UFC) hid behind his defenses and leveled Poirier with a blinding right hook-straight left combination. The 27-year-old Louisiana native hit the deck, where he was met with a savage ground-and-pound assault that left referee Dan Miragliotta no choice but to swoop in and call for the stoppage.