‘UFC 291’ results: Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje, Jan Blachowicz vs Alex Pereira in Salt Lake City, Utah

• promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
• title: “UFC 291″
• venue: Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
• date: July 29, 2023

FIGHTERS

1. Australia: Jake Matthews
2. Brazil: Alex Pereira, Marcos Rogerio de Lima, Gabriel Bonfim, Vinicius Salvador, Claudio Ribeiro, Priscila Cachoeira
3. Poland: Jan Blachowicz
4. Russia: Roman Kopylov
5. Serbia: Uros Medic
6. United States: Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje, Derrick Lewis, Tony Ferguson, Bobby Green, Michael Chiesa, Kevin Holland, Trevin Giles, CJ Vergara, Darrius Flowers, Matthew Semelsberger, Miranda Maverick

FIGHT RESULTS

EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD

1. Miranda Maverick submitted Priscila Cachoeira via armbar at 2:11 of Round 3 in the women’s flyweight division.
2. Uroš Medić defeated Matthew Semelsberger via technical knockout via spinning backfist and punches at 2:36 of Round 3 in the welterweight division.

PRELIMINARY CARD

1. Jake Matthews submitted Darrius Flowers via rear-naked choke at 2:37 of Round 2 in the welterweight division.
2. Roman Kopylov knocked out Claudio Ribeiro via head kick at 0:33 of Round 2 in the middleweight division.
3. C.J. Vergara defeated Vinicius Salvador via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) after three 5-minute rounds at a catch weight of 128.5 lbs.
4. Gabriel Bonfim submitted Trevin Giles via guillotine choke at 1:13 of Round 1 in the welterweight division.

MAIN CARD

1. Kevin Holland submitted Michael Chiesa via brabo choke at 2:39 of Round 1 in the welterweight division.
2. Bobby Green defeated Tony Ferguson via technical submission via arm-triangle choke at 4:54 of Round 3 in the lightweight division.
3. Derrick Lewis defeated Marcos Rogerio de Lima via technical knockout via flying knee and punches at 0:33 of Round 1 in the heavyweight division.
4. Alex Pereira defeated Jan Blachowicz via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) after three 5-minute rounds in the light heavyweight division.
5. Justin Gaethje knocked out Dustin Poirier via head kick at 1:00 of Round 2 in the lightweight division for the symbolic BMF title.

POST-FIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE