{"id":204432,"date":"2016-09-17T13:10:56","date_gmt":"2016-09-17T20:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=204432"},"modified":"2016-09-17T13:11:25","modified_gmt":"2016-09-17T20:11:25","slug":"dan-hardy-giving-dustin-poirier-slight-advantage-against-michael-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dustin-poirier\/dan-hardy-giving-dustin-poirier-slight-advantage-against-michael-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC on FOX analyst giving Dustin Poirier slight advantage against Michael Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC analyst and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dan-hardy\/dan-hardy-eyes-ufc-return-lightweight\/\">former welterweight title contender Dan Hardy<\/a> believes Dustin Poirier will have the edge going into <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-michael-johnson-dustin-poirier-get-physical-ufc-fight-night-94-ceremonial-weigh-ins\/\">Saturday night&#8217;s fight against Michael Johnson at UFC Fight Night 94.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Poirer (20-4) has been on a four-fight win streak since moving up to lightweight from featherweight, while Johnson looks to get back on track after a two-fight losing streak.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Outlaw&#8217; spoke about this weekend&#8217;s main event and gave his perspective as to how the fight between Poirier and Johnson goes down.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I give a slight advantage to Dustin Poirier,&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2016\/09\/ufc-analyst-dan-hardy-giving-dustin-poirier-slight-advantage-against-michael-johnson-at-ufc-fight-night-94\" target=\"_blank\">Hardy told MMAJunkie Radio<\/a>. &#8220;I think his confidence is at\u00a0an all-time high right now. I think he feels so much better now that he&#8217;s moved to lightweight. Some of the guys he&#8217;s taken out have been very impressive, whereas Michael Johnson will be feeling the pressure coming off of two losses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I certainly feel like Dustin feeds off of his confidence a lot more than some fighters, especially given his fighting style. He needs to be confident as he moves forward behind powerful punches. If not, he&#8217;s gonna be on the end of Johnson&#8217;s jab all night. And that&#8217;s not where he wants to be.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sitting at #7 on the UFC&#8217;s official rankings, Dustin Poirier <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/replay-dustin-poirier-takes-out-yancy-mederios-in-the-first-round\/\">could make it 5 straight since making the jump up to lightweight<\/a>. With a win over Michael Johnson, Poirier very well could find himself in the mix for a title shot at the top of a stacked lightweight division.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson on the other hand knows he&#8217;s in a must-win situation in Hidalgo, Texas, and has <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/michael-johnson\/michael-johnson-sends-dustin-poirier-warning-ahead-ufc-hidalgo\/\">warned Poirier to be careful of fighting against a desperate man.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Who do you have between these two lightweight sluggers? Will Johnson bounce back after losing two fights in a row? Or will Poirier continue his unbeaten streak at 155 pounds? Sound off in the comments section, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC analyst and former welterweight title contender Dan Hardy believes Dustin Poirier will have the edge going into Saturday night&#8217;s fight against Michael Johnson at UFC Fight Night 94. 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