Lafayette's Dustin Poirier Goes Down in 2nd Round of UFC 291

In what was expected to be a battle royale if you will, between Lafayette's Dustin Poirer and Justin Gaethje as the Main Event for UFC 291, was anything but. Gaethje followed a right hand with a leg kick to Poirer's head and ended the fight just one minute into the 2nd round.

Poirier was a slight favorite at -150 in a rematch from their 2018 slugfest that Poirier won.

The first round appeared even, although one of Poirier's punches caused Gaethje to start bleeding from his left eye.

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The 2nd round start picked up where the 1st left off, before Gaethje's punch and kick combination ended the fight.

Now the question is will Gaethje get a title fight or will there be a 3rd fight with Poirier?

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