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Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje 2 | Full Fight & Highlights | UFC Gaethje wins the BMF title? KO

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वर्ष2023

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The promotion heads back to Salt Lake City, Utah for an epic clash between lightweights Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje in the main event. While no official title will be at stake, UFC is resurrecting the ceremonial "BMF" title for the rematch between the two all-action fighters. The two first met back in 2018 in what was considered the Fight of the Year as they battled it out over four hellacious rounds before Poirier managed to stop Gaethje. Since then, their paths have diverted with Poirier winning two more fights to get his shot at the title, but he came up short in getting submitted by Khabib Nurmagomedov. After that, Poirier bounced right back to pick up a win over Dan Hooker and a pair of victories over Conor McGregor before again falling short in a title shot against Charles Oliveira. "It was five years ago that I beat him. He's done great things, I've done great things. And we were just on a collision course it seemed to do it again," Poirier said at media day this week. "Number two against number three, number one is fighting the champ. It just makes sense I think in the division as well. "It's a legacy fight, that's what my wife told me. She said this is my legacy. Put this BMF belt up on my mantle. When I'm gone from the sport, I can talk back about being the second BMF fight in UFC history. And it's history, it's legacy, it's fun. But even to have your name in the hat to be considered for a fight like this is a special thing." Gaethje, meanwhile, seemed to resurrect his career with four straight devastating knockout wins over James Vick, Edson Barboza, Donald Cerrone and Tony Ferguson to get his shot at the belt, but he, like Poirier, came up short against Nurmagomedov. After a bounce-back win over Michael Chandler, Gaethje too failed to get past the test of Oliveira in a title opportunity. #dustinpoirier vs. #justingaethje 2 #poiriergaethje2