UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje


UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on April 14, 2018, at the Gila [River Arena] in Glendale, Arizona.

Background

After previously contesting two events at the nearby Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, the event was the first that the promotion held in Glendale. Zuffa had previously hosted the final World Extreme Cagefighting event, WEC 53 at the arena in December 2010.
The event was headlined by a lightweight bout between Dustin Poirier and former WSOF Lightweight Champion Justin Gaethje.
A lightweight bout between Gilbert Burns and Lando Vannata was linked to the event. However, the pairing never materialized as Vannata was unable to accept the fight for this date as he was still rehabilitating a recent arm injury.
Abdul Razak Alhassan was scheduled to face Muslim Salikhov at the event. However, Alhassan was removed from the event, citing injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Ricky Rainey.
A welterweight bout between former List of [World Extreme Cagefighting champions#Welterweight Championship|WEC Welterweight Champion] and interim UFC Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit and Matt Brown was supposed to take place as the co-headliner. However, on April 2, Brown pulled out of the fight due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament and was replaced by Alex Oliveira.

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Arizona Boxing and MMA Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. The total disclosed payout for the event was $1,481,000.Dustin Poirier: $170,000 def. Justin Gaethje: $110,000Alex Oliveira: $100,000 def. Carlos Condit: $115,000 Israel Adesanya: $106,000 def. Marvin Vettori: $20,000Michelle Waterson: $80,000 def. Cortney Casey: $33,000Antônio Carlos Júnior: $80,000 def. Tim Boetsch: $72,000Muslim Salikhov: $20,000 def. Rickey Rainey: $12,000John Moraga: $74,000 def. Wilson Reis: $31,000Brad Tavares: $80,000 def. Krzysztof Jotko : $36,000Gilbert Burns: $56,000 def. Dan Moret: $12,000Lauren Mueller: $20,000 def. Shana Dobson: $12,000Yushin Okami: $70,000 def. Dhiego Lima: $15,000Adam Wieczorek: $24,000 def. Arjan Bhullar: $12,000Alejandro Pérez: $50,000 def. Matthew Lopez: $33,000Luke Sanders: $24,000 def. Patrick Williams: $12,000