Justin Gaethje is a BMF, Alex Pereira in line for title shot, Derrick Lewis’ celebration | Cageside

Eric and John relive a wild UFC 291 from Utah. Justin Gaethje pulls off another Salt Lake City head-kick heard ’round the world as he defeats Dustin Poirier for the BMF title. Alex Pereira squeaks out a split-decision victory over Jan Blachowicz. Is Pereira in line to compete with Jiri Prochazka for the vacant light heavyweight title? “The Black Beast,” Derrick Lewis, pulls off a spectacular victory, but was his celebration even more memorable? Tony Ferguson drops his sixth straight, but did we see flashes of the old Tony?
0:00 – Introduction
1:36 – A special environment in Salt Lake City
3:06 – Justin Gaethje knocks out Dustin Poirier to claim BMF title
9:35 – The importance of Trevor Wittman
17:47 – What’s next for Justin Gaethje?
24:53 – Alex Pereira takes split-decision from Jan Blachowicz
29:25 – Is Pereira vs. Jiri Prochazka the fight to make?
34:22 – Massive win for “The Black Beast”
39:35 – Tony Ferguson falls short again
47:09 – Bellator x Rizin 2
50:06 – Looking ahead to UFC on ESPN 50