Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje will go head-to-head for the first time in five years at UFC 291. It promises to be a thrilling fight if their meeting in 2018 is anything to go by, and Poirier has exclusively told TNT Sports that he expects it “to be chaos in there”, whilst also admitting he is a fan of his upcoming opponent. UFC 291 is live and exclusive on TNT Sports 1 on Saturday July 29.
Justin Gaethje promises to give it his all in UFC 291 rematch against Dustin Poirier and predicts a big knockout.
Ahead of his upcoming BMF title fight with compatriot and former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier at UFC 291 this weekend, fan-favorite veteran Justin Gaethje has promised a wave of blows in their rematch in Salt Lake City. Find out how to watch the event here.
Justin Gaethje wants to make Dustin Poirier pay
Gaethje, making his second Octagon walk of the year this weekend in Utah, is looking to avenge a 2018 loss to Poirier, most recently picking up a narrow majority victory over Rafael Fiziev in the co- headlining UFC 286 in March in London. As for Poirier, the current number two lightweight contender, has been sidelined since appearing on the main card of UFC 281 in November at Madison Square Garden, beating joint opponent Michael Chandler. , in a third-round victory by rear-end choke.
According to Gaethje, who claimed ahead of his rematch against Dustin Poirier that he has multiple paths to success against the Lafayette forward, huge violence is to be expected in this weekend’s lightweight rematch.
“It’s entertainment,” Justin Gaethje said on the UFC 291 Countdown show. “It’s an entertainment business and it’s the fight you want to watch. This is going to be the benchmark fight for our generation.”
Alongside Gaethje’s long-awaited rematch with Poirier, UFC 291 also features a huge light heavyweight title knockout fighter between former champion Jan Blachowicz and former middleweight titleholder Alex Pereira. .
