UFC 291 RESULTS, VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS, POST PRESSER & SOCIAL MEDIA REACTION
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UFC 291 Results: MAIN CARD
- Lightweight Main Event: Justin Gaethje def. Dustin Poirier via KO: R2, 1.00
- Light Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Alex Pereira def. Jan Blachowicz via split decision (29-28×2, 28-29)
- Heavyweight: Derrick Lewis def. Marcos Rogério de Lima via TKO: R1, 0.33
- Lightweight: Bobby Green def. Tony Ferguson via submission: R3, 4.54
- Welterweight: Kevin Holland def. Michael Chiesa via submission: R1, 2.39
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Welterweight: Gabriel Bonfim def. Trevin Giles via submission: R1, 1.13
- Flyweight: CJ Vergara def. Vinicius Salvador via unanimous decision (29-28×3)
- Middleweight: Roman Kopylov def. Claudio Ribeiro via KO: R2, 0.33
- Welterweight: Jake Matthews def. Darrius Flowers via submission: R2, 2.37
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD
- Welterweight: Uros Medic def. Matthew Semelsberger via TKO: R3, 2.36
- Women’s flyweight: Miranda Maverick def. Priscila Cachoeira via submission: R3, 2.11
Preliminary Card Highlights
Miranda Maverick def. Priscila Cachoeira
Delivering the first finish of UFC 291, Miranda Maverick got the win against Priscila Cachoeira with an arm bar submission in the third round.
Uros Medic def. Matthew Semelsberger
In this welterweight bout, Uros Medic set up a TKO finish of Matthew Semelsberger with a stunning spinning backfist.
Jake Matthews def. Darrius Flowers
Jake Matthews forced the tap from Darrius Flowers with a rear-naked choke in the second round of their welterweight clash.
Roman Kopylov def. Claudio Ribeiro
In this middleweight bout, Roman Kopylov earned his third-straight win with a savage head kick KO of Claudio Ribeiro.
Gabriel Bonfim def. Trevin Giles
In this welterweight bout, Gabriel Bonfim made quick work of Trevin Giles, getting the win with a guillotine choke in the first round.
Main Card Highlights
Kevin Holland def. Michael Chiesa
In this welterweight matchup, Kevin Holland sunk in a D’arce choke to earn a first-round win against Michael Chiesa.
Bobby Green def. Tony Ferguson
In this lightweight bout, Bobby Green earned a gritty submission win against Tony Ferguson.
Round one saw Ferguson send Green to the canvas with a huge right, while Green had success landing combinations. Round two was all Green, who rained down savage ground strikes on Ferguson. Then in round three, Green out struck Ferguson before sinking in a head and arm choke for the win.
Derrick Lewis def. Marcos Rogério de Lima
In this heavyweight bout, Derrick Lewis came out guns blazing, landing a flying knee to set up a sensational 33-second TKO of Marcos Rogério de Lima.
Alex Pereira def. Jan Blachowicz
In the co-main event, Alex Pereira earned a split decision win on his light heavy weight debut against Jan Blachowicz.
Round one saw Blachowicz get the takedown early, take Pereira’s back and make numerous rear-naked choke attempts. In round two, Pereira rebounded from being taken down to land some brutal strikes on Jan against the fence. Round three saw Pereira get the better of the striking, with Blachowicz earning a late take down.
Justin Gaethje def. Dustin Poirier
In the main event, Justin Gaethje earned the BMF belt with a stunning head kick KO of Dustin Poirier.
Round one saw some thrilling exchanges as both fighters landed effective strikes, with Poirier opening up a cut over Gaethje’s left eye. Then in round two, Gaethje unleashed a hellish head kick that knocked Poirier out cold.
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