UFC is back on PPV this weekend with its second helping in the month of July. The promotion heads back to Salt Lake City, Utah for an epic clash between lightweights Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje in the main event. While no official title will be at stake, UFC is resurrecting the ceremonial “BMF” title for the rematch between the two all-action fighters.
The two first met back in 2018 in what was considered the Fight of the Year as they battled it out over four hellacious rounds before Poirier managed to stop Gaethje. Since then, their paths have diverted with Poirier winning two more fights to get his shot at the title, but he came up short in getting submitted by Khabib Nurmagomedov. After that, Poirier bounced right back to pick up a win over Dan Hooker and a pair of victories over Conor McGregor before again falling short in a title shot against Charles Oliveira.
“It was five years ago that I beat him. He’s done great things, I’ve done great things. And we were just on a collision course it seemed to do it again,” Poirier said at media day this week. “Number two against number three, number one is fighting the champ. It just makes sense I think in the division as well.”
Gaethje, meanwhile, seemed to resurrect his career with four straight devastating knockout wins over James Vick, Edson Barboza, Donald Cerrone and Tony Ferguson to get his shot at the belt, but he, like Poirier, came up short against Nurmagomedov. After a bounce-back win over Michael Chandler, Gaethje too failed to get past the test of Oliveira in a title opportunity.
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Below is the complete fight card for UFC 291 along with the latest odds from Caesars Sportsbook. Check back all week long for the latest news, features and other content around this massive event.
UFC 291 fight card, odds
- Dustin Poirier -150 vs. Justin Gaethje +125, lightweights
- Jan Blachowicz -110 vs. Alex Pereira -110, light heavyweights
- Marcos Rogerio de Lima -230 vs. Derrick Lewis +190, heavyweights
- Bobby Green def. Tony Ferguson via third-round submission (head and arm triangle)
- Kevin Holland def. Michael Chiesa via first-round submission (d’arce choke)
- Gabriel Bonfim def. Trevin Giles via first-round submission (guillotine choke)
- CJ Vergara def. Vinicius Salvador via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Roman Kopylov def. Claudio Ribeiro via second-round knockout (head kick)
- Jake Matthews def. Darrius Flowers via second-round submission (rear-naked choke)
- Uros Medic def. Matthew Semelsberger via third-round TKO (punches)
- Miranda Maverick def. Priscila Cachoeira via third-round submission (armbar)
UFC 291 info
- Date: July 29
- Location: T-Mobile Arena — Las Vegas
- Start time: 10 p.m. ET (Main card)
- How to watch: ESPN+ PPV | Price: $79.99 (with ESPN+ subscription)
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