UFC 291 weigh-in results and video – Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
The Ultimate Fighting Championship held weigh-ins on Friday ahead of Saturday’s UFC 291 pay-per-view fight card from the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.
In the main event, Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje will clash for the BMF title in a lightweight clash. The fighters can weigh no more than 156 pounds for the contest.
In the co-main event, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz meets former middleweight champion Alex Pereira at 205-lbs.
Above is the video stream for the ceremonial UFC 291 weigh-ins at 7pm ET. Below is the stream for the official weigh-ins, kicking off at 10:50 am ET.
UFC 291 Weigh-ins Results
Main Card (ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET)
Dustin Poirier (155) vs. Justin Gaethje (156)
Jan Blachowicz (205) vs. Alex Pereira (205.5)
Stephen Thompson (170.5) vs. Michel Pereira (174)*
Tony Ferguson (155) vs. Bobby Green (155.5)
Michael Chiesa (170) vs. Kevin Holland (169.5)
Preliminary Card (ABC/ESPN/ESPN+ at 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)
Jake Matthews (170) vs. Darrius Flowers (170.5)
Early Prelims (ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass at 6:30 p.m. ET)
CJ Vergara (125.5) vs. Vinicius Salvador (128.5)**
Matthew Semelsberger (169.5) vs. Uros Medic (170.5)
Miranda Maverick (125.5) vs. Priscila Cachoeira (125)
*Pereira missed weight by 3 pounds.
**Salvador missed weight by 2.5 pounds. His bout with CJ Vergara will proceed as a catchweight with Salvador forfeiting 20 percent of his purse as penalty
