{"id":204498,"date":"2016-09-18T07:17:52","date_gmt":"2016-09-18T14:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=204498"},"modified":"2016-09-18T07:17:52","modified_gmt":"2016-09-18T14:17:52","slug":"fighters-react-to-michael-johnsons-blistering-ko-of-dustin-poirier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/michael-johnson\/fighters-react-to-michael-johnsons-blistering-ko-of-dustin-poirier\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighters React to Michael Johnson’s Blistering KO of Dustin Poirier"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night, the UFC touched down in the small border town of Hidalgo, Texas with UFC Fight Night 94. In the evening’s main event, former featherweight contender\u00a0Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier<\/a> looked to improve to 5-0 since returning to lightweight. His opportunity to do so came against long-time lightweight contender Michael “The Menace” Johnson<\/a>, who entered the bout with\u00a0back-to-back losses to Nate Diaz and Beneil Dariush in his wake.<\/p>\n

Though Johnson was considered a slight underdog by oddsmakers in advance of the fight, he ultimately\u00a0came out in the\u00a0first round,\u00a0flattening his streaking foe with a blistering two-punch salvo<\/a>, and burying him with ground and pound. The end came at the 1:35 mark of the first frame, making it the second fastest win of the night.<\/p>\n

Here’s how the MMA community reacted to Johnson’s fantastic knockout win, the trash-talk that he hurled at Poirier after the win, and the fact that that referee Dan Miragliotta\u00a0lost\u00a0his shoe in the chaos of it all.<\/p>\n

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@ufc<\/a> I'll take @FollowTheMenace<\/a> Or @josealdojunior<\/a><\/p>\n

— Anthony Pettis (@Showtimepettis) September 18, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n