''UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 120'') was a

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...

event produced by the

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held on November 11, 2017, at

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Background

The event marked the first time that the promotion visited the

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area of Virginia. A lightweight bout between

Dustin Poirier Dustin Glenn Poirier (born January 19, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. ...

and former WEC and

UFC Lightweight Champion Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships. Historical notes At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight class ...

Anthony Pettis Anthony Paul Pettis (born January 27, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist, and professional boxer. Pettis formerly fought in the Welterweight, Lightweight, and Featherweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ...

served as the event headliner. A light heavyweight bout between

Jared Cannonier Jared Christopher Cannonier (born March 16, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of February 4, 2025, he is #7 in the UFC midd ...

and

Antônio Rogério Nogueira Antônio Rogério Nogueira (; born 2 June 1976), also known as Minotouro or Lil Nog, is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the UFC. He is the twin brother of Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, the "Minotauro ...

was briefly linked to serve as the co-headliner at this event. The fight was rescheduled to take place a month later at UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos. At the weigh ins,

Matthew Lopez Matthew Lopez may refer to: * Matthew López (writer) (born 1977), American playwright and screenwriter * Matthew Lopez (fighter) (born 1987), American mixed martial artist * Matthew Lopez (art researcher) (born 1993), Filipino art researcher, ...

weighed in at 138.5 pounds, 2.5 pounds over the bantamweight upper limit of 136 pounds. The bout proceeded at a catchweight and Lopez forfeited 20% of his purse to

Raphael Assunção Raphael Assunção (born 19 July 1982) is a Brazilian former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Born in Recife in Northeast Brazil, Assunção move ...

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Dustin Poirier vs. Anthony Pettis *Performance of the Night: Matt Brown and Raphael Assunção

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Virginia Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. The total disclosed payout for the event was $1,935,600. *Dustin Poirier: $130,000 ($65,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Pettis: $135,000 *Matt Brown: $150,000 ($75,000 win bonus) def. Diego Sanchez: $95,000 *Andrei Arlovski: $250,000 (no win bonus) def. Júnior Albini: $12,000 *Cezar Ferreira: $78,000 ($39,000 win bonus) def. Nate Marquardt: $68,000 *Raphael Assunção: $113,600 ($55,000 win bonus) def. Matthew Lopez: $26,400 ^ *Clay Guida: $114,000 ($57,000 win bonus) def. Joe Lauzon: $62,000 *Marlon Moraes: $140,000 ($70,000 win bonus) def. John Dodson: $41,000 *Tatiana Suarez: $50,000 ($25,000 win bonus) def. Viviane Pereira: $14,000 *Sage Northcutt: $120,000 ($60,000 win bonus) def. Michel Quiñones: $10,000 *Nina Ansaroff: $36,000 ($18,000 win bonus) def. Angela Hill: $21,000 *Sean Strickland: $64,000 ($32,000 win bonus) def. Court McGee: $35,000 *Jake Collier: $36,000 ($18,000 win bonus) def. Marcel Fortuna: $14,000 *Karl Roberson: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Darren Stewart: $10,000 ^ ''Although not included on the initial report, Matthew Lopez was fined 20 percent of his purse ($3,600) for failing to make the required weight for his fight with Raphael Assunção. That money was issued to Assunção, a VDPOR official confirmed.''

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

Reported payout

See also

References