DUSTIN POIRIER and Justin Gaethje are all set to go at it once again in a tasty UFC 291 clash.
In what was labelled 'MMA's fight of the Year' Poirier won the first bust-up between the two in 2018 with a brutal fourth-round assault.
The UFC have decided to put the BMF title on the line for their huge rematch in Utah.
Aside from the ceremonial belt, the winner of the thrilling bout could stake their claim for a fight with UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev.
The huge fight card will also feature Alex Pereira making his light-heavyweight debut against former champion Jan Blachowicz.
When is UFC 291?
- UFC 291 will take place on Saturday, July 29.
- The prelims are scheduled to get underway at 1am BST.
- The main card is set to begin at 3am BST.
- The Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA will host.
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What channel is UFC 291 on and can it be live streamed?
- The UFC 291 main card will be broadcast live on TNT Sports in the UK.
- TNT Sports subscribers can live stream all the action via the TNT Sports app/website.
- Alternatively, you can follow SunSport's live blog to keep up to date with all the action.
What is TNT Sports?
TNT Sports is the new name for the merger between BT Sport and Warner Bros. Discovery-owned Eurosport.
The merger is intended to allow BT Sport to become efficient and offer a more premium product.
BT Sport currently has rights to some of the biggest football competitions in Europe and the Premier League as well as UFC.
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Meanwhile, Discovery have tennis' grand slams, the Tour de France and Olympic Games.
According to Eurosport: "Eurosport, in the U.K & Ireland only, will become a part of this new brand at some time in the future.
"There are no plans to change the Eurosport brand in markets where it is available outside of the UK & Ireland."
Who is on the UFC 291 card?
Here are all the confirmed fights on the UFC 291 card to date:
Main card:
- MAIN EVENT: Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje
- Jan Blachowicz vs Alex Pereira
- Tony Ferguson vs Bobby Green
- Michael Chiesa vs Kevin Holland
- Paulo Costa vs Ikram Aliskerov
Preliminary card:
- Stephen Thompson vs Michel Pereira
- Derrick Lewis vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima
- Trevin Giles vs Gabriel Bonfim
- Roman Kopylov vs Claudio Ribeiro
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Early preliminary card:
- CJ Vergara vs Vinicius Salvador
- Jake Matthews vs Miguel Baeza
- Matthew Semelsberger vs Yohan Lainesse
- Joanne Wood vs Priscila Cachoeira
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