{"id":320005,"date":"2023-07-30T06:52:29","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T06:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=320005"},"modified":"2023-07-30T07:58:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T07:58:05","slug":"ufc-star-exacts-revenge-on-rival-with-brutal-head-kick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=320005","title":{"rendered":"UFC star exacts revenge on rival with brutal head kick"},"content":{"rendered":"

Justin Gaethje<\/a> knocked out Dustin Poirier<\/a> with a head kick one minute into the second round to win the main event lightweight bout at UFC<\/a> 291 on Sunday afternoon AEST.<\/p>\n

The third-ranked Gaethje (26-4) celebrated his victory by climbing to the top of the Octagon fence and doing a backflip off it.<\/p>\n

His perfectly timed headshot helped him avenge a loss to Poirier in 2018 when he suffered a fourth-round technical knockout via strikes.<\/p>\n

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It was Gaethje's 20th win by knockout or TKO and his seventh victory in his last nine fights.<\/p>\n

\"Justin<\/p>\n

Second-ranked Poirier (29-8) entered the rematch between the two former interim lightweight champions as a minus-152 favourite according to FanDuel.<\/p>\n

He matched Gaethje blow for blow in the first round before being quickly dispatched in the second.<\/p>\n

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With the victory, Gaethje claimed a BMF belt \u2013 the second UFC fighter to be awarded that belt.<\/p>\n

Beating Poirier opens the door for Gaethje to have a potential title bout against the winner of Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira, who are set to square off at UFC 294 in October.<\/p>\n

Gaethje\u2019s BMF win over Poirier headlined five main card bouts.<\/p>\n

Alex Pereira defeated Jan Blachowicz by split decision in a light heavyweight bout billed as the co-main event for his eighth win in his last nine fights.<\/p>\n

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Pereira (8-2), ranked second as a middleweight, made his debut in the light heavyweight division at UFC 291 after losing the middleweight title belt via knockout to Israel Adesanya at UFC 287 in April.<\/p>\n

Blachowicz (29-10-1) did not make the transition in weight class a smooth one for the former champion.<\/p>\n

Derrick Lewis earned a record 14th knockout win over Marcos Rogerio de Lima just 33 seconds into the first round of the heavyweight bout.<\/p>\n

The No.10-ranked Lewis (27-11) scored an immediate takedown with a flying knee and pummelled 15th-ranked Rogerio de Lima (21-10-1) with repeated punches to score the early finish.<\/p>\n

He celebrated snapping a three-fight slide by stripping off his shorts and dancing around the Octagon.<\/p>\n

\"Jul<\/p>\n

Bobby Green beat Tony Ferguson by submission via choke with six seconds left in the third round of the lightweight bout.<\/p>\n

Green (30-14-1) dominated the final two rounds to earn his second career submission, scoring takedowns in both rounds while raining repeated blows that left his opponent battered.<\/p>\n

He denied Ferguson (26-9) a shot at earning his first UFC victory since 2019, sending the 39-year-old fighter home with his sixth straight loss.<\/p>\n

Kevin Holland made quick work of Michael Chisea to win the welterweight bout. Holland (25-9) beat the 12th-ranked Chisea \u2014 fighting for the first time following a two-year hiatus \u2014 by submission at 2:39 in the first round. He used his length and striking abilities to trap Chisea (18-7) in a D\u2019arce choke, forcing a quick tap out.<\/p>\n

Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith, Jazz coach Will Hardy, and former Jazz stars Deron Williams and Karl Malone were among those in attendance at the second UFC pay-per-view event in 11 months in the Beehive State.<\/p>\n

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