UFC 291 Weigh-in Results: Justin Gaethje – Dustin Poirier 2 Official, Two Fighters Heavy
Dustin Poirier (image via UFC/Twitter)
By FCF Staff
The fighters have weighed in ahead of Saturday’s UFC 291 card, and the BMF title fight between Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje is official.
Poirier came in at 155 pounds for the five-round bout, while Gaethje was 156. Poirier won their first battle back in 2019 via fourth round, stoppage.
Here are the compete weigh-in results for the card,
which is taking place in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Main card (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Dustin Poirier (155) vs. Justin Gaethje (156)
Jan Blachowicz (205) vs. Alex Pereira (205.5)
Michel Pereira (174)* vs. Stephen Thompson (170.5)
Tony Ferguson (155) vs. Bobby Green (155.5)
Michael Chiesa (170) vs. Kevin Holland (169.5)
Preliminary card (ABC/ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
Gabriel Bonfim (170) vs. Trevin Giles (170)
Derrick Lewis (263.5) vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima (262)
Roman Kopylov (185) vs. Claudio Ribeiro (185.5)
Darrius Flowers (170.5) vs. Jake Matthews (170)
Preliminary card (ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)
Vinicius Salvador (128.5)** vs. CJ Vergara (125.5)
Uros Medic (170.5) vs. Matthew Semelsberger (169.5)
Priscila Cachoeira (125) vs. Miranda Maverick (125.5)
*Michel Pereira missed weight. If the fight is approved at a catchweight, he is expected to be fined a percentage of his purse.
**Salvador missed weight and will be fine 20% of his purse.
Results via MMA Junkie.com.
