UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2 Card, Tickets, Date, Time, Venue

UFC 291 Poster

UFC 291 event is UFC’s ninth PPV event in 2023. The event will take place on July 29, 2023, in Salt Lake City, UT, and will be headlined by Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje 2 bout.

Event Info

  • Date: July 29, 2023
  • Start Time: Early Prelims 6:00 PM ET, Prelims 8:00 PM ET, Main Card 10:00 PM ET
  • Location: Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT, US

TICKETS

The tickets for UFC 291 at Dalton/Vinint Arena are available at this link at Vivid Seats.

FIGHT CARD

MAIN CARD

Main Event: Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje

Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje UFC 291
  • Result: TBA
  • Records: Dustin Poirier(29-7-0), Justin Gaethje (24-4-0)
  • Division/title: Lightweight
  • Referee: TBA
  • More Details

Jan Blachowicz vs. Alex Pereira

Jan Blachowicz vs Alex Pereira UFC 291
  • Result: TBA
  • Records: Jan Blachowicz (29-9-1), Alex Pereira (7-2-0)
  • Division/title: Light heavyweight
  • Referee: TBA

Paulo Costa vs. Ikram Aliskerov

Paulo Costa vs Ikram Aliskerov UFC 291
  • Result: TBA
  • Records: Paulo Costa (14-2-0), Ikram Aliskerov (14-1-0)
  • Division/title: Middleweight
  • Referee: TBA

Tony Ferguson vs. Bobby Green

Tony Ferguson vs Bobby Green UFC 291
  • Result: TBA
  • Records: Tony Ferguson (26-8-0), Bobby Green (29-14-1)
  • Division/title: Lightweight
  • Referee: TBA

Michael Chiesa vs. Kevin Holland

Michael Chiesa vs Kevin Holland UFC 291
  • Result: TBA
  • Records: Michael Chiesa (18-6-0), Kevin Holland (24-9-0)
  • Division/title: Welterweight
  • Referee: TBA

PRELIMS CARD

Derrick Lewis vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima

Derrick Lewis vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima UFC 291
  • Result: TBA
  • Records: Derrick Lewis (26-11-0), Marcos Rogerio de Lima (21-9-1)
  • Division/title: Heavyweight
  • Referee: TBA

Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson vs. Michel Pereira

Stephen Thompson vs Michel Pereira UFC 291
  • Result: TBA
  • Records: Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson (17-6-1), Michel Pereira (28-11-0)
  • Division/title: Welteryweight
  • Referee: TBA

REPORTED BOUT


  • CJ Vergara vs Vinicius Salvador – Flyweight bout (more details)
  • Trevin Giles vs Gabriel Bonfim – Welterweight bout

EVENT NOTES


It was earlier reported that UFC will return to London, UK, for a second PPV this year in UFC 291 on July 22 with UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards in the headliner. However, Edwards later said that he would fight at UFC 294 instead. Dana White also confirmed that July 22 event in London was changed into a Fight Night.

UFC announced on May 16, 2023 that UFC 291 would take place on July 29 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT. UFC also held UFC 278 event in August 2022 at the same location.

The promotion announced the complete main card for UFC 291 on May 16. A lightweight rematch between Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje will headline the event.

Canceled or Postponed Bouts

No such details are available as of now.

Debuts

No such details are available as of now.