Watch UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2 - TV channel and live stream

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UFC 291 takes place on Saturday, July 29, 2023 (US time) / Sunday, July 30, 2023 (UK time), live from Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.

The event will be headlined by Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje in a rematch of their 2018 Fight of the Year. Although no official UFC championships are on the line, the ceremonial BMF title will be at stake.

Introduced as a prize for Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal's clash in 2019, the BMF title was vacated by Masvidal upon his MMA retirement last month.

Co-main eventing UFC 291 is the heavily anticipated fight between ex-middleweight champ Alex Pereira and Jan Blachowicz.

Elsewhere on the card, Paulo Costa will face off against Ikram Aliskerov, while Ferguson goes head-to-head with Bobby Green. 

In the United States, coverage of UFC 291 will be available on ESPN+. Proceedings get underway from 7pm on Saturday, July 29, with the main event expected to start at 10pm (ET)

In the United Kingdom, coverage of UFC 291 will be available on TNT Sports. Proceedings get underway from midnight through until the early hours on Sunday, July 30, with the main event expected to start at around 3am (BST).

UFC 291 will be the first UFC PPV on TNT Sports since its official rebrand from BT Sports on July 18. 

Weight Class

Main Card

Lightweight

Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje 2

Light-heavyweight

Jan Blachowicz vs Alex Pereira

Welterweight

Stephen Thompson vs Michel Pereira

Lightweight

Tony Ferguson vs Bobby Green

Welterweight

Michael Chiesa vs Kevin Holland

Weight Class

Preliminary Card

Welterweight

Trevin Giles vs Gabriel Bonfim

Heavyweight

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