UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Results: Winners, Matches, Venue, Attendance

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UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 was held on July 29, 2023, at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.

The event's main featured a thrilling lightweight rematch between two former interim UFC Lightweight Champions, Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje, who is also a former WSOF Lightweight Champion. The headline bout was further elevated as they competed for the prestigious symbolic "BMF" title, a belt left vacant when the original holder, Jorge Masvidal, retired in April.

This rematch held significant interest as the fighters had previously clashed at UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje in April 2018, a memorable encounter that resulted in Poirier securing a fourth-round TKO victory. That intense battle was widely acclaimed as the "Fight of the Year" by various media outlets.

UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Results

Weight class	Fighters	Method	Round	Time	Notes
Main card
Lightweight	Justin Gaethje vs. Dustin Poirier	KO (head kick)	2	1:00
Light Heavyweight	Alex Pereira vs. Jan Błachowicz	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Derrick Lewis vs. Marcos Rogério de Lima	TKO (flying knee and punches)	1	0:33
Lightweight	Bobby Green vs. Tony Ferguson	Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke)	3	4:54
Welterweight	Kevin Holland vs. Michael Chiesa	Submission (brabo choke)	1	2:39
Preliminary card (ABC / ESPN / ESPN+)
Welterweight	Gabriel Bonfim vs. Trevin Giles	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:13
Catchweight (128.5 lb)	C.J. Vergara vs. Vinicius Salvador	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Roman Kopylov vs. Claudio Ribeiro	KO (head kick)	2	0:33
Welterweight	Jake Matthews vs. Darrius Flowers	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:37
Early preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Welterweight	Uroš Medić vs. Matthew Semelsberger	TKO (spinning backfist and punches)	3	2:36
Women's Flyweight	Miranda Maverick vs. Priscila Cachoeira	Submission (armbar)	3	2:11	For the symbolic "BMF" title.