UFC lightweight Michael Johnson put a crushing stop to Dustin Poirier's recent momentum, knocking him out with beautiful counter strikes at 1 minute, 35 seconds of the first round.
Making his first appearance in 2016, Johnson (17-10) dropped Poirier with the combination of a counter right hook and straight left hand in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Hidalgo, Texas. He immediately followed Poirier (20-5) to the canvas and unloaded a series of unanswered punches to bring in referee Dan Miragliotta to wave it off.
The loss is Poirier's first since moving up from the featherweight division in 2015.