Dana White Announces UFC 291 And UFC 292 Locations And Main Events
UFC President Dana White Released A Video Revealing News Regarding Two Summer Pay-Per-Views
UFC President Dana White broke some news regarding a pair of pay-per-views this summer via UFC’s social channels on Tuesday.
First on the docket was that UFC 291 will take place in Salt Lake City, Utah, on July 29. The event is the second pay-per-view to grace the city in as many years.
White announced the scheduled main card, headlined by Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje. The two all-aciton lightweights will run back their epic 2018 duel, which Poirier won via 4th-round TKO. The lightweights not only duke it out for the No. 1 contender spot, but they’ll also fight with the BMF belt on the line.
Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje touch gloves in their lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at the Gila Rivera Arena on April 14, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC)
The rest of the main card is fleshed out with crucial and intriguing matchups. Former middleweight champion Alex Pereira makes his promised move up to light heavyweight where former light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz welcomes him to 205 pounds.
White also announced Paulo Costa will Ikram Aliskerov in a middleweight content that is sure to deliver.
Last year at UFC 278, the city was witness to one of the greatest moments in title fight history when Leon Edwards knocked out Kamaru Usman to become the welterweight champion. The card also included the final UFC bouts for former champions José Aldo and Luke Rockhold, and it appears as though the Salt Lake brass is up for yet another special treat.
Sean O'Malley and Aljamain Sterling have words after Sterling's victory over Henry Cejudo in the UFC bantamweight championship fight during the UFC 288 event at Prudential Center on May 06, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
The second announcement came regarding UFC 292, which will take place on August 19 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Octagon returns to TD Garden for the first time since October 2019 where Dominick Reyes knocked Chris Wideman out in the first round of their headlining bout.
This summer, bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterlingand “Suga” Sean O’Malley duke it out after standing face-to-face in the Octagon earlier this month. In the co-main event, Zhang Weili returns to defend her strawweight throne against Brazilian knockout artist Amanda Lemos.
