Elsalvajeloco Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje II July 29, 2023 Salt Lake City, UT (Delta Center) Dustin Poirier (155) vs. Justin Gaethje (156) - Gaethje, KO (head kick), R2 (1:00) Jan Błachowicz (205) vs. Alex Pereira (205.5) - Pereira, DEC (split) Derrick Lewis (263.5) vs. Marcos Rogério de Lima (262) - Lewis, TKO (punches), R1 (0:33) Tony Ferguson (155) vs. Bobby Green (155.5) - Green, SUB (arm triangle choke), R3 (4:54) Michael Chiesa (170) vs. Kevin Holland (169.5) - Holland, SUB (d'arce choke), R1 (2:39) ABC / ESPN / ESPN+ Preliminary Card: Trevin Giles (170) vs. Gabriel Bonfim (170) - Bonfim, SUB (guillotine choke), R1 (1l13) C.J. Vergara (125.5) vs. Vinicius Salvador (128.5)* - Vergara, DEC (unanimous) Roman Kopylov (185) vs. Claudio Ribeiro (185.5) - Kopylov, KO (head kick), R2 (0:33) Jake Matthews (170) vs. Darrius Flowers (170.5) - Matthews, SUB (rear naked choke), R2 (2:37) ESPN+ / Fight Pass Preliminary Card: Matthew Semelsberger (169.5) vs. Uroš Medić (170.5) - Medić, TKO (strikes), R3 (2:36) Miranda Maverick (125.5) vs. Priscila Cachoeira (125) - Maverick, SUB (armbar), R3 (2:11) *Forfeits 20% of purse for missing weight Event Bonuses ($50,000) Performance of the Night: Kevin Holland Performance of the Night: Bobby Green Performance of the Night: Derrick Lewis Performance of the Night: Justin Gaethje Attendance: 18,467 Gate: $6.56 million 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 (edited) Looking forward to the main event and co-main event the most. Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje on paper is a FOTYC. Fancy Dustin by decision. Lightweight is the best division in the UFC and has been since 2009. Be interesting to see Alex Pereira moving up to Light Heavyweight and after losing his UFC Middleweight Championship last time out getting KTFO to Israel Adesanya. Pereira KO's Jan Błachowicz in R2. Tony Ferguson really needs to retire having lost five in a row, one was uncomfortable to watch with Gaethje inflicting life changing beating to Tony and the second, going out cold to Michael Chandler's front kick. I was really concerned for Tony as he was unconscious a while. Green by decision. Edited July 28, 2023 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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twiztor Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 8 hours ago, The Natural said: Looking forward to the main event and co-main event the most. Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje on paper is a FOTYC. Fancy Dustin by decision. Lightweight is the best division in the UFC and has been since 2009. Be interesting to see Alex Pereira moving up to Light Heavyweight and after losing his UFC Middleweight Championship last time out getting KTFO to Israel Adesanya. Pereira KO's Jan Błachowicz in R2. Tony Ferguson really needs to retire having lost five in a row, one was uncomfortable to watch with Gaethje inflicting life changing beating to Tony and the second, going out cold to Michael Chandler's front kick. I was really concerned for Tony as he was unconscious a while. Green by decision. i read that Poirier had not travelled out to SLC to acclimate for this fight, so that gives me some worry. Still pulling for him and think a decision is the most likely. should be a hell of a fight either way. Ferguson apparently said recently that he thinks he's 'just entering his prime', so i don't think retirement is something he's even considering at this point. Bobby Green is a very good fighter, with flashes of greatness, but if Ferguson can't beat him, then i agree it is time to hang 'em up. looks like a pretty good card overall. looking forward to watching when i get the chance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted July 28, 2023 Author Share Posted July 28, 2023 Due to Pereira being 4 pounds over. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 5 hours ago, twiztor said: i read that Poirier had not travelled out to SLC to acclimate for this fight, so that gives me some worry. Still pulling for him and think a decision is the most likely. should be a hell of a fight either way. Ferguson apparently said recently that he thinks he's 'just entering his prime', so i don't think retirement is something he's even considering at this point. Bobby Green is a very good fighter, with flashes of greatness, but if Ferguson can't beat him, then i agree it is time to hang 'em up. looks like a pretty good card overall. looking forward to watching when i get the chance. Agree with all you say. On the bold, that's delusional talk by Tony. 43 minutes ago, Elsalvajeloco said: Due to Pereira being 4 pounds over. Feel for Wonderboy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaedmc Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 I would say Ribeiro is going to regret going for a take down instead of possibly finishing Kopylov with strikes in the first.... but after that head kick he's not going to remember this fight to regret it. Nasty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted July 30, 2023 Author Share Posted July 30, 2023 That was one hell of a high kick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Go ahead and look up Gabriel Bonfim's record and how many wins by some sort of choke he has. 170 better protect their necks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted July 30, 2023 Author Share Posted July 30, 2023 14 minutes ago, jaedmc said: Go ahead and look up Gabriel Bonfim's record and how many wins by some sort of choke he has. 170 better protect their necks. It looked like it was going to slide off, but from the other angle over the top, it looked like he was trying to manually decapitate Trevin Giles. Brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Kevin Holland out here D'arcin' folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted July 30, 2023 Author Share Posted July 30, 2023 Man, Chiesa got absolutely overwhelmed from the beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted July 30, 2023 Author Share Posted July 30, 2023 I didn't see a Jeremy Horn shoutout coming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 For all we know Bobby Green was always going to pull away in that fight, but it really felt like the momentum shifted directly after the eye poke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 DERRICK FUCKING LEWIS JUST WENT MASVIDAL FLYING KNEE ON BMF NIGHT!!!!!!!! PANTS ARE OFF IT'S BEDLAM! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 We don't deserve him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted July 30, 2023 Author Share Posted July 30, 2023 The Jeremy Horn shoutout I didn't see, but Derrick Lewis providing a status update on his scrotum I did see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Just woken up to see what I've missed. Six straight losses in a row for Tony Ferguson. You have to remember he once had a 12 Fight win streak in MMA's deepest division. Tony going the way BJ Penn, Jonny Hendricks, Cody Garbrandt and Chuck Liddell went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Times Dereck Lewis flying knee KO right though. What a character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Gaethje wins by head kick in R2 for the BMF Belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 (edited) 1 a piece now between Gaethje and Poirier. Edited July 30, 2023 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Woaaaaaaaaaah. Them running the Leon Edward's and Gaethje's head shots side by side was wild. That city is spoiled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Gaethje: 25-4. 20 by KO, 1 Submission, 4 Decision. Now that's a finisher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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