[Official] UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 - Live Discussion Thread [Fights Start at 7PM ET]
Card Info
Airing on ESPN+ Pay per view - Main Card 10 PM ET
- Division - Fighters
- Lightweight - Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje
- Light Heavyweight - Jan Błachowicz vs. Alex Pereira
- Heavyweight - Derrick Lewis vs. Marcos Rogério de Lima
- Lightweight - Tony Ferguson vs. Bobby Green
- Welterweight - Michael Chiesa vs. Kevin Holland
Airing on ABC and ESPN - Prelims 8PM ET
- Division - Fighters
- Welterweight - Trevin Giles vs. Gabriel Bonfim
- Flyweight - CJ Vergara vs. Vinicius Salvador
- Middleweight - Roman Kopylov vs. Claudio Ribeiro
- Welterweight - Jake Matthews vs. Darrius Flowers
Airing on UFC Fight Pass - Prelims 7PM ET
- Division - Fighters
- Welterweight - Matthew Semelsberger vs. Uros Medic
- Women's Flyweight - Miranda Maverick vs. Priscila Cachoeira
Stephen Thompson vs. Michel Pereira is canceled due to Pereira missing weight
^(Fight card order and start times may be inaccurate.)
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Sick head kick! Looks like I’ve missed a few good fights skipping the undercard.
I love derrick Lewis
I'm glad he is up and with it again. Dayum
ran right through him.
Couple of great fights to start the night!
It's absolutely unreal the shit that somebody the size of Derrick Lewis pulls off. Flying knees, jumping switchkicks... absolutely terrifying.
The thought of a dude who is 6'3 and 265lbs+ being able to do a flying knee is terrifying
Holy shit Lewis is a savage.
Green by sub was not on my bingo card.
I hope Tony retires rather than getting cut and going to some other org for more CTE.
GOOD LORD
THE BLACK BEAST!!
That sound almost made me feel bad.
I remember when Rumble hit DC with a punch. It sounded like a baseball bat.
Derrick Lewis smashing Roy Nelson and Roy just eats it is way up there too. Sounded like a damn shotgun.
OH MY GOD DERRICK LEWIS
Hey Google, what would "achy breaky heart" look like as a MMA fighter?
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This is the opposite of what I wanted to see. Tony is eating a lot of shots.
Tony trying to get in a slugfest.... from the bottom
Yeah that was just a brawl for a bit there.
Tony has nothing more to give, really wish he would retire. I’m sad he hasn’t got the best prospects for post-fighting careers though. I don’t think he’s going to be good at commentary with the amount of CTE he’s got now. He won’t be in high demand as a coach because he’s so whacky with his style rather than being a technician. Feels bad man.
The spirit of El Cucuy has left him. All that is left is a body with insane pain tolerance and the determination to try again.
Agreed. He’ll probably end up as a token unorthodox sparring partner in some random gym.
EDIT: I don’t mean this disrespectfully, I just can’t see the dude leaving fighting behind.
Honestly that sounds like a nicer retirement for him than some outcomes. The truck incident makes me worry for him and what will happen once the spotlight is gone.
He doesn't even look competent as a grappler anymore either.
Got him with the Jorge masvidal opening.
yeah 911, I just witnessed a murder
I was waiting for one of those to connect and then I looked away for two seconds.. but the sound.
I love Lewis lmfao
Tony has landed 100 headbutts against Bobby's fist, bold strategy
Tony breaking Bobbys hand. CSO
it's a next level strat.
I was there when Derrick Lewis did this.
Holy shit
Tony went from "oh his BJJ could match Khabib"
...to lookin' like a blue belt all night long.
Didn't defend or fight that arm triangle for one second.
Who the hell had Bobby Green by submission in R3? Not me.
Flying knee from Lewis. I did not pick that.
I thought his eye was bleeding there for a minute.
Yeah that looked pretty bad
Cut on lower eyelid I believe
I was sure I saw blood, but I might have been mistaken.
"I like to eat steaks and have sex to make weight." -Kevin Holland
I hope Lewis and Ferguson bring back some of their old magic but I am not too optimistic.
I’d just like to see Tony make it out of the cage without getting too beat up. I think he has a shot if he can get it to the ground.
FUCK YES DERRICK LETS GO
HOLY SHIT
Am I alone pulling for Bobby in this one? He's so fun to watch.
I'm sorry man, Tony needs a win. He can't go bareknuckle, they don't allow elbows.
Got me there, lol. I love Tony too, I just can't stand to see him get KO'd again.
This is a very good point. Man loves his elbows.
Nothing against green, but Tony ride or die.
And on a 2nd thought, didn't he bitch about a NC that he himself caused with a headbutt?
Bummed we lost Thompson vs Pereira, but the main card is still stacked.
Thompson isn't getting his show money apparently.
Yeah that’s bullshit. Probably punishment for not playing the role of company man.
He actually landed that flying knee!
Tony looked legit incompetent off his back in rd 2.
Why wouldn't he turn his back and post to get up instead of just flailing in bottom guard?
"Better not turn around and post... Can't let the RNC master... Bobby Green... get my back"
Salvador looks a bit cocky in there for someone who missed weight.
EDIT: and he’s getting cracked left and right
Somebody on the other site posted: The name Miranda Maverick sounds like a patriotic pornstar.
matchmaker giveaway. you get to book a prelim fight for a Holly Holm headliner at the Apex.
And she even Brazil tapped to end it. Cut this bitch. Good riddance Cachoeira.
Exactly! She did the Brazil tap twice actually.
ad read right into mentioning one minute left in the round. that shit annoys me so much.
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With all the logos on the octagon, they shouldn’t be doing ad reads at all.
His heel was to the side of the cup. Man fuck this guy.
Rogan has become so horrible.
And he is still going on. Shameful.
You hear the roar in there? It's a lot of people for the prelims but the sound in the Delta Center in SLC is shit. It has no sound treatment so it is loud AF. They used to put the decibel level on the screen during Jazz playoff games so I think they intentionally make it loud as hell in there by not using any sound treatment.
I guess that is kinda nice at an NBA game to get some noice.
It definitely adds to it. Watching from home, it sounds awesome. Trying to watch a concert in there, you have to wear earplugs and if you aren't on the floor, it sounds like loud ass with an echo lol.
Yeah I kinda didn't think of music at first, but makes sense.
just don't have Black Beast fight in Texas.
miss weight? straight to jail.
Do not collect $200
Glad Jake got the win.
Here I agree happily. ;)
Classy interview also.
Good decision. Second round was close-ish, but CJ won the third clearly.
Heel went straight into the balls, Rogan is tripping.
What an idiot.
He didn't used to be this bad but these days I feel like he is wrong about this type of thing all of the time.
And he cannot let it go once he gets going.
Jon Anik shut that conversation down!
Anik is the adult in the room.
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Heel was to the side. Not on the balls.
Can't agree.
tapped him
kinda crazy how TMNT have been a thing since I was a kid.
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Bobby "HHH" Green
Letsssss fugggingggggg goooooooooooooooo
Good back and forth between Semelsberger and Medic. Semelsberger starting to look a little Salt Lake City tired after all of this body work by Medic.
Let's go cucuy!
I still stand by this being the weirdest matchmaking ever, but alright. Lets see what happens.
Were you disappointed?
that was slick.
Get rekted Salvador
That was sad as hell.
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I can’t say I expected anything like that! Wow! I guess his balls were still hot…
I need to add fantasy football commissioner to my resume.
that commercial lol
took her arm that time.
Let's go my guys.
Got a bit of sleep in and now I am ready to go.
Holy fuck, the power just went out where I live.
Semelsberger looks like he knows where you can get that primo cartel crystal meth.
Fence grabs, attempted eye gouging, glove grabs, trying to pull Maverick's top off multiple times, trying for a Brazilian tap. Cachoeira is such a piece of shit.
Looked like there may have been an attempted fish hook too.
It's almost as good seeing Miranda win as it is seeing Cachoeira lose.
Salvador would be an elite cardio kickboxing coach for women and children
Shout out to Billy Blanks.
It's not only the altitude in Salt Lake. The air quality is abhorrent so I think that plays into it as well.
Lost the crowd at "brewskis."
Sprite or Root brewskis
some violent swinging tonight.
kopylov landing nearly everything.
boys are swingin
Wow!!!! Kicked him to the roof!
Flowers and Matthews are going too hard for some welterweights at that altitude. I see gassing in round 2.
out of all fights... that was one of them.
Wonderboy in a commerical? Yes please give me more of that
Damn what a clean kick.
this fight is weird.
Shades of Shabliy vs Musayev
"it's very hard to see" - Rogan
he couldn't have landed a better kick.
I agree with Din, should be higher than 20%
Big pop for Herb
Jon called him Herbert like that is something he does.
May not matter in this fight, but Bonfim is chinny once they start throwing.
EDIT: it didn’t matter
They called Karl Malone "The Mailman" because he always delivered.
But it's probably because he has like 11 kids he doesn't take care of.
He also had a kid with a kid.
Today I learned I'm a Salvador hater.
Same.
That was a quick shift of energy from eulogy to fight hype by Anik.
Good round
I want Vergara to sleep him.
that was tight. great win
Chiesa seemed like he was starting to take off the tape.
FOTN right there. Salvador for performance of the night.
Buffer wearing what looks like a rusted metal suit.
It was silver until he landed in SLC.
That shit was just sad. UFC should be ashamed of themselves
Well shit.
Chiesa picking at his gloves.
Kinda gross that UFC dangles the betting lines so blatantly these days. I will also never get used to commercials on PPV.
Commercials on ppv is bs. I want the corners between rounds, and for $80 I should get that.
But why would they give it to you if you continue to pay $80 to see ads?
Live Tony Live!
The beast up in dis hoe!
Tony getting busted up :(
Fuckin quote of the night contender there
Holland always good for that.
Ooh, already some competition from Tony:
Oh yeah lol, I missed that.
He called it, too. The other one was indeed not him.
father time is a bastard man
Undefeated
Tony needs a finish if he wants a win here.
Oh Tony why?
I don't want you to die in there every time.
Chiesa did not fight that darce at all. Yikes.
Buffer/Chiesa for UFC 300.
Kevin making it look easy. That darce was locked in quick
They sometimes don't look that tight, but you never want to be in there.
If you hit Tony in the face you better mean it, or he's just gonna eat it and smile at you
Green and Ferguson have such different, unique styles. This is a fun fight.
Please please please please, Tony. No more. Please.
Bobby's head movement is so good
Watching Tony get pieced up like this makes me sad.
That's 6 losses in a row for Tony.
Upcoming cards look pretty good from a headliner perspective.
Dana always stacks cards when there is a marque boxing match.
Conor McGregor has a more recent win than Tony.
Goddamn
Larkin vs Koreshkov just started for those interested.
I have it 2:1 Vergara, but I am a bit biased, so idk.
10-9 Green.
Fuck there is blood.
Edit: Ok maybe not.
Anyone particularly hyped for one of the prelim fights? Giles v Bonfim sounds like fun but the rest seems like a regular bad Fight Night to me.
I want to see if Maverick can look like her old self
Hell yeah!
The prices for these PPVs are ridiculous.
Green landing too much.
I hope it's not because of the eye. I think Tony got hit more afterwards.
I did not see an eyepoke...
Wtf kind of stoppage was that?
Shut up Joe.
Edit: And DC obviously agreeing lol.
There goes that parlay
This is some unreal shit. Lewis just went beast mode in secs....
OOF
Aww yeaaaaa, lfg miranda!
The lower the weightclass, the madder I am with weight misses.
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOO
Really dug maverick's walk out music, hoping she gets this.
McGregor tweeting at Gaethje is just embarrassing imo
I hope he comes back and has to eat those words. I'd love to see Gaethje be the one to welcome him back to the octagon.
I hope McGregor never fights again.
Your opinion?
Our opinion.
Is Matthews a Bloodborne stan or Berserk?
Ether way pretty cool mark.