UFC: Poirier vs Johnson - Winners and Losers

Let’s establish one thing from the outset, and it’s something that bears repeating at every opportunity. This card was not designed to be pretty. FS1 cards are specifically made to move divisions along, and if the action is good, everyone wins. if it isn’t... well, we get something that looks more like this. It should be noted that Manny Gamburyan was supposed to fight Alejandro Perez on this card and withdrew due to injury, as did Abel Trujillo, who was slated to fight Evan Dunham. Perhaps those two bouts may have drummed a bit more interest from the more dedicated fans, but it is what it is.

A lot of lower-end and middle-of-the-pack fights took place here, and that’s fine. From a stylistic…