The
Final Preventing Championship’s “BMF Championship” can be on
the road for the second time at
UFC 291.
Vying to be the promotion’s “baddest MFer” are former interim
light-weight champions Dustin
Poirier and Justin
Gaethje. Each males got here ready and regarded sharp through the
weigh-ins, as “The Diamond” weighed 155 kilos on the dot, whereas
Gaethje got here in at 156 kilos.
Two fighters didn’t make weight for the cardboard. Essentially the most notable
miss got here from Michel
Pereira, who checked in at 174 kilos for his welterweight
match in opposition to Stephen
Thompson. A high quality proportion for weighing three kilos over
hasn’t been introduced on the time of writing, and the standing of the
pairing is presently unknown. Moreover, Vinicius
Salvador got here in at 128.5 kilos for his flyweight contest
in opposition to C.J. Vergara.
On account of being 2.5 kilos over the restrict, Salvador has been
fined 20% of his purse..
This marks the primary combat of the 12 months for Poirier (29-7, 1 NC).
The fan-favorite is coming off a rear-naked choke win over Michael
Chandler, which served as a bounce-back efficiency after
shedding through the identical submission to then-champion Charles
Oliveira. Previous to the defeat, the Louisiana native had received
three straight, together with two wins over Conor
McGregor.
In the meantime, “The Spotlight” acquired again on the profitable monitor after his
personal RNC loss to Oliveira by profitable a majority determination over
Rafael
Fiziev earlier this 12 months. This marks the primary time that
Gaethje has fought twice in a 12 months since 2020. His different current
victory was an all-out battle in opposition to Michael
Chandler that noticed Gaethje earn a unanimous determination.
The UFC 291 most important card will air reside on ESPN+ pay-per-view at 10
p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on Saturday. Prelims start on ESPN+ and UFC Combat
Go at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT earlier than transitioning to ABC, ESPN
and ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
UFC 291 Weigh-in Outcomes:
Dustin
Poirier (155) vs. Justin
Gaethje (156)
Jan
Blachowicz (205) vs. Alex
Pereira (205.5)
Michel
Pereira (174)* vs. Stephen
Thompson (170.5)
Tony
Ferguson (155) vs. Bobby Inexperienced
(155.5)
Michael
Chiesa (170) vs. Kevin
Holland (169.5)
Gabriel
Bonfim (170) vs. Trevin
Giles (170)
Derrick
Lewis (263.5) vs. Marcos
Rogerio de Lima (262)
Roman
Kopylov (185) vs. Claudio
Ribeiro (185.5)
Darrius
Flowers (170.5) vs. Jake
Matthews (170)
Vinicius
Salvador (128.5)** vs. C.J. Vergara
(125.5)
Uros
Medic (170.5) vs. Matthew
Semelsberger (169.5)
Priscila
Cachoeira (125) vs. Miranda
Maverick (125.5)
* Pereira missed weight by three kilos and has been fined a
proportion of his purse.** Salvador missed weight by 2.5 kilos and has been fined 20%
of his purse.
