Poirier (left) thanks Gaethje. Photo: Reproduction / Facebook / UFC
Recently announced as athletes competing for the vacant 'BMF' belt, Dustin poirier e Justin gaethje will star in a rematch awaited by many MMA fans. Responsible for the choice, Dana White explained the reason for choosing the lightweight veterans (up to 70,1kg) and judged the idea to be 'right'. The decision was made after Jorge masvidal retire and abandon the title received in 2019.
“You know, war meeting, every Tuesday. We were there and, you know, as we were putting this card together for Utah, we thought Poirier and Gaethje would be an amazing fight, Masvidal retired, so we got BMF rolling. You have no idea how many of these fighters want to fight for the BMF title. Everyone wants to fight for that belt. It's fun, it's different, so let's do it again. These guys are the right ones to put the belt up for grabs for the second time,” said the president at a press conference.
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Protagonists of a major battle in 2018, the fighters faced each other for four rounds, where both had great moments during the fight. With more success in striking, Dustin poirier ended up getting the upper hand and forced the referee to stop the fight after Justin gaethje be severely shaken by the blows.
The rematch is scheduled for July 29th, at UFC 290, where they will once again take part in the main event of the event. Present in the top five of the lightweight category, the two athletes secured victory in their last appearance in the Octagon.
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