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[Official] UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 - Live Discussion Thread [Fights Start at 7PM ET] (kbin.social)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

He doesn't even look competent as a grappler anymore either.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

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.