UFC Hidalgo Results: Michael Johnson gets Huge win against Dustin Poirier

The UFC Fight night in Hidalgo witnessed Michael Johnson jump back into the spotlight. Johnson went up against Dustin Poirier in the main event and the fight ended in a vicious TKO within the first round itself. The win will certainly help Johnson to get a rise in the Lightweight rankings while it turns out to be a big blow for Poirier who came into the fight on a winning streak.

In the co-main event, Derek Brunson defeated Uriah Hall via TKO in the first round, but unlike the main event, there was a shade of controversy on the co-main event. The stoppage seemed to be an early one to many but the decision stood and Brunson once again cemented his place in the division.

Debuting Rick Glenn won respect thanks to his match against Evan Dunham. Both fighters went the distance but the way Glenn hung in their despite a shower of punishment clearly made the fans cheer for him.

Here are the results for the fight night:

Main card:

• Michael Johnson def. Dustin Poirier via first-round KO (1:35)
• Derek Brunson def. Uriah Hall via first-round KO (1:41)
• Evan Dunham def. Rick Glenn via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
• Roan Carneiro def. Kenny Robertson by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
• Islam Makhachev def. Chris Wade via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Chas Skelly def. Maximo Blanco via submission (anaconda choke) (R1, 19)

Prelims:                                                 

• Gabriel Benitez def. Sam Sicilia via submission (guillotine) (R2, 1:20)
• Belal Muhammad def. Augusto Montano via third-round TKO (4:19)
• Antonio Carlos Jr. def. Leonardo Augusto Guimaraes via sub (RNC) (R3, 4:46)
• Jose Alberto Quinonez def. Joey Gomez via UD (29-28, 30-27 x2)
• Randy Brown def. Erick Montano via submission (guillotine) (R3, 0:18)
• Alejandro Perez vs. Albert Moraes ends in majority draw (29-27, 28-28 x2)