Justin Gaethje put Dustin Poirier to sleep with a right kick to the head just seconds into the second round.
• The first round was pretty back-and-forth between the combatants. Gaethje took some big swings and landed some big shots, but Poirier landed some precision strikes of his own — opening up a cut above Gaethje’s left eyebrow that referee Herb Dean and a ringside doctor were inspecting closely between rounds.
Poirier said afterwards he thought he’d hurt Gaethje and was picking up on some tendencies. Then came a kick he simply didn’t see.Gaethje, meanwhile, was gracious toward Poirier, noting that he absolutely does not want a third installment in their rivalry.Parting shots and thoughts Utah Jazz owner and Smith Entertainment Group chairman Ryan Smith addresses the media following UFC 291 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on July 29, 2023.• Utah Jazz owner and Smith Entertainment Group chairman Ryan Smith stopped by the media room after UFC 291 talked about the experience of hosting both UFC 278 and UFC 291.
Despite UFC chief operating officer Lawrence Epstein telling The Salt Lake Tribune that it might be difficult to put a PPV in Salt Lake for a third straight year, Smith told reporters Saturday, “We’re already talking about next year.” He added that it’s his goal to try and make a UFC event “a staple of the summer” in Utah going forward.• UFC 291 drew a sellout crowd of 18,467. It also obliterated the Delta Center record for a live gate, bringing in $6,556,443.97.
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