Derrick Lewis, UFC 291

No Fight of the Night, Lewis, Gaethje Among Bonus Winners at UFC 291

It's not every day you see a heavyweight land a flyweight knee. It's even more shocking when it's Derrick Lewis landing the explosive shot. That was the scene at UFC 291, and arguably no one was more surprised than Marcos...
Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje and Jorge Masvidal, UFC 291

UFC 291: Justin Gaethje Exacts Revenge, Claims BMF Title with Head Kick KO of...

The UFC waited five years to book a rematch between Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje, positioning it as the UFC 291 main event in Salt Lake City. Truth be told, they could run a best of seven series between the...
Jan Blachowicz and Alex Pereira, UFC 291

UFC 291: Alex Pereira Defeats Jan Błachowicz In Close Split Decision

Polish power faced off with Brazilian precision in the UFC 291 co-main event as Jan Blachowicz took on former GLORY Kickboxing double champion Alex 'Poatan' Pereira — who showed much improved takedown defense in winning a split decision after...
Derrick Lewis and Marcos Rogerio de Lima, UFC 291

UFC 291: Derrick Lewis Stuns Marcos Rogério de Lima with Flying Knee

Derrick Lewis came into the UFC heavyweight division an absolute force, a scary knockout artist with immense power. Years later, Lewis was the division's KO king, while Brazil's Marcos Rogerio de Lima was looking to further his own legacy...
Tony Ferguson and Bobby Green, UFC 291

UFC 291: Bobby Green Surprises, Chokes Out Tony Ferguson

Tony Ferguson's the type of guy to get a contract extension off a five-fight losing streak, to borrow an old meme. That said, "El Cucuy" was badly in need of a win when he took on Bobby Green at...
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UFC 291: Uros Medic Open to Fighting on 30th Anniversary Card, but Wants to...

Salt Lake City, UT — Welterweight Uros Medic is 30 this year, and it just so happens it's the 30th Anniversary of the UFC this year as well — something Medic pointed out following his win over Matthew Semelsberger...
Michael Chiesa and Kevin Holland, UFC 291

UFC 291: Kevin Holland’s Wrestling Defense Holds, Submits Michael Chiesa Early

Wrestler Michael Chiesa took on Kung-Fu stylist and all-around thriller Kevin Holland to open the UFC 291 main card. Holland dealt with wrestling woes as a middleweight but has been much better since moving down to welterweight, with his only...
Gabriel Bonfim and Trevin Giles, UFC 291

UFC 291: Gabriel Bonfim Submits Trevin Giles With Guillotine, Calls Out Neil Magny

The featured prelim of UFC 291 pitted hot Brazilian prospect Gabriel Bonfim against eleven-fight UFC veteran Trevin Giles. Giles, a former Houston police officer, has a 7-4 record in the UFC including two decision wins in a row going into...
CJ Vergara and Vinicius Salvador, UFC 291

UFC 291: C.J. Vergara Claims Decision Against Overweight Vinicius Salvador

Vinicius Salvador threw a wrench in the works for his flyweight fight with C.J. Vergara at UFC 291 by missing weight at Friday's official weigh-in. Unlike Stephen Thompson vs. Michel Pereira, however, this bout moved forward, with Salvador coughing up...
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UFC 291: Miranda Maverick’s Dad Threatened to Jump Into Cage if Cachoeira Poked Her

Salt Lake City, UT — Flyweight Miranda Maverick had some very well-documented eye issues in her last fight, and admitted following a win over Priscila Cachoeira that her vision was a concern heading into UFC 291. Maverick (12-5) got back...

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