Date: Saturday, July 29
Time: 10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. BST
Main event cagewalks (approx): 1 a.m. ET / 6 a.m. BST
TV : U.S.: ESPN+ PPV UK: TNT Sport Austria, Germany and Italy: DAZN
Venue : The fight will take place at the Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah in the United States.
It has been five years since Justin Gaethje and Dustin Poirier faced off, and they’ll get another chance to do so when they fight at UFC 291.
In 2018, Poirier stopped Gaethje in a compelling match-up at lightweight. The two will be looking to add to the fireworks when they face off for the BMF title.
The first “baddest motherf title” was won by Jorge Masvidal in 2019 after he defeated Nate Diaz. Now, his teammate, Dustin, will try to take the vacant belt from Gaethje by defeating him in their rematch.
In the main event, Jan Blachowicz will fight Alex Pereira for the vacant light-heavyweight title. It will be the former’s first title defense since he lost the middleweight championship in April. There are also exciting fights happening in other divisions.
Dustin Poirier Record And Bio :
- Nationality: American
- Date of birth: January 19, 1989
- Height: 5′ 9″
- Reach: 72″
- Total fights: 37
- Record: 29-7-0 1NC
Justin Gaethje Record And Bio :
- Nationality: American
- Date of birth: November 14, 1988
- Height: 5′ 11″
- Reach: 70″
- Total fights: 29
- Record: 25-4-0
UFC 291 Fight Card :
Main Card
- Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje; Lightweight
- Jan Blachowicz vs. Alex Pereira; Light heavyweight
- Stephen Thompson vs. Michel Pereira; Welterweight
- Tony Ferguson vs. Bobby Green; Lightweight
- Michael Chiesa vs. Kevin Holland; Welterweight
Prelims
- Gabriel Bonfim vs. Trevin Giles; Welterweight
- Derrick Lewis vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima; Heavyweight
- Roman Kopylov vs. Claudio Ribeiro; Middleweight
- Jake Matthews vs. Miguel Baeza; Welterweight
Early prelims
- CJ Vergaga vs. Vinicius Salvador; Flyweight
- Matthew Semelsberger vs. Uros Medic; Welterweight
- Miranda Maverick vs. Priscila Cachoeira; Womens’ flyweight
