UFC Tonight: The wait is over as UFC is back with another big PPV for the blockbuster weekend as UFC returns to Salt Lake City. UFC 291 will take place tonight live from the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, featuring Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje in the main event. MMA fans are eagerly waiting for this PPV as the company has stacked a lot of big matches both in the main and preliminary match cards. Find out the complete list of fighters fighting tonight at UFC 291.
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The former UFC lightweight champions Dustin Poirier and Justin Gatheje will fight each other for the vacant BMF title. This will be the main event fight of the UFC 291 PPV. Both fighters have already faced each other in the past. However, the rematch has hyped the whole PPV due to the BMF title on the line. Meanwhile, Poirier and Gaethje cleared their intentions before their fight to win the BMF belt and move towards a possible title shot.
Next, the co-main event of UFC 291 features former UFC Champions Jan Błachowicz and Alex Periera. The Brazilian native and former middleweight champion Pereira will debut in light heavyweight. This is a highly anticipated bout as both fighters are heavy hitters and future contenders for the UFC light heavyweight title.
The other three matches on the main card feature Derrick Lewis vs Marcos Rogério de Lima, Tony Ferguson vs Bobby Green, and Michael Chiesa vs Kevin Holland. Fans are also excited to watch Ferguson back in action, and they hope he will defeat Green to end his losing streak.
The preliminary card is another big start for the UFC 291 PPV, which features Gabriel Bonfim vs Trevin Giles. The undefeated welterweight fighter looks forward for another win in the UFC following his two significant victories. The submission expert Bonfim has won his two UFC matches with deadly submission attempts to put his opponents to sleep.
The other matches also feature a flyweight bout between CJ Vergara vs Vinicius Salvador, Roman Kopylov vs Claudio Ribeiro, and Jake Matthews vs Darrius Flowers.
UFC 291: Full Card
Main Card
- Lightweight title fight (BMF): Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje
- Light-Heavyweight fight: Jan Blachowicz vs. Alex Pereira
- Lightweight fight: Bobby Green vs. Tony Ferguson
- Welterweight fight: Stephen Thompson vs. Michel Pereira (Canceled)
- Welterweight fight: Kevin Holland vs. Michael Chiesa
Preliminary card
- Heavyweight fight: Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Derrick Lewis
- Welterweight fighter: Gabriel Bonfim vs. Trevin Giles
- Welterweight fight: Matthew Semelsberger vs. Uros Medic
- Middleweight fight: Roman Kopylov vs. Claudio Ribeiro
- Welterweight fight: Jake Matthews vs Darrius Flowers
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