UFC 291 Preview: We are in for another weekend of exciting action in combat sports. The UFC 291 will feature a BMF title bout between Justin Gaethje and Dustin Poirier. So ahead of this exciting 12-fight card, we preview the contests and tell you everything you need to know. Follow UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2 LIVE Streaming updates with Insidesport.IN.
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All the media attention will be on the Poirier vs Gaethje rematch. And rightly so. The two served up a classic the last time they fought. However, there are also many other interesting fights on the card. So here’s our preview of the event.
UFC 291 Preview: Poirier vs Gaethje 2, Pereira vs Blachowicz, Tony Ferguson vs Bobby Green and More
UFC 291 Preview: What to expect from Poirier vs Gaethje 2 this weekend?
The main event will be a certified banger with both Poirier and Gaethje going at it from the first bell. Both lightweights are equally capable on the feet and on the ground. Thus, it will be an entertaining match-up. The co-main event could steal the show as Alex Pereira and Jan Blachowicz will go head-to-head. Both hard-hitting light-heavyweights could give fans a fight to remember.
UFC 291’s main card also features some exciting fights including the return of fan favorite Tony Ferguson. ‘El Cucuy’ will face veteran Bobby Green. Welterweights Stephen Thompson and Michel Pereira will fight each other. And the main card will kick off with an electric contest between Michael Chiesa and Kevin Holland.
If this was not good enough, the card features exciting prelims and early prelims card. This includes the likes of former heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis, undefeated Gabriel Bonfim, Jake Matthews, Roman Kopylov, Uros Medic, and more.
When you consider all the fights on show and the talented fighters competing on the card, it makes it one of the cards of the year. Only time will tell if it lives up to the hype. However, it has all the tools to be a successful card.
What do you make of UFC 291? Do you think it will be a successful card?
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