The UFC on Fox 29 headliner may very well take its toll on Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje down the road, but it will boost their bank accounts in the more immediate future.
Poirier and Gaethje received “Fight of the Night” honors and $50,000 apiece for their lightweight brawl on Saturday night at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz. Poirier attacked primarily with punches to the head, while Gaethje chose to brutalize his adversary’s legs. Ultimately, it was Poirier’s approach that paid off, as he polished off Gaethje with a series of punches to earn a technical knockout victory 33 seconds into the fourth stanza.