Justin Gaethje's head-kick knockout of Dustin Poirier on Saturday at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the main event of UFC 291 was set-up beautifully, and gave 'The Highlight' what may well have been his most significant victory.
on Saturday at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the main event of UFC 291 was set-up beautifully, and gave"The Highlight" what may well have been his most significant victory.
Alexander Volkanovski, the UFC’s featherweight champion, had been No. 3, but he jumped to No. 2, swapping places with lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, after his dominant win over Yair Rodriguez. On Saturday, though, Gaethje and light heavyweight Alex Pereira made a case for that spot. Gaethje KO’d the estimable Poirier, while Pereira slipped past former light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz in the co-main event of UFC 291.
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