Check out the latest UFC 291 odds for Saturday’s ESPN+ PPV event and the Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje 2 main event.
UFC 291 takes place at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. After preliminary card fights on ESPN+ (7 p.m. ET) and then ABC and ESPN (8 p.m. ET), the UFC 291 main card streams on ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET.
According to the latest UFC 291 odds as of fight day on Saturday, Poirier is a -152 favorite (bet $152 to win $100), which translates to an implied win probability of 60.3%. Gaethje is a small +128 underdog (bet $100 to win $128). The total for the five-round fight is set at 2.5 rounds (-142 over/+112 under).
The veteran lightweights first met in 2018, when Poirier scored a fourth-round TKO victory over Gaethje in a classic bout. Now, for the rematch at UFC 291 this weekend, the unofficial “BMF title” is on the line.
A planned UFC 291 main-card bout between welterweights Stephen Thompson and Michel Pereira was canceled on Friday after Pereira missed weight by three pounds (174).
You can check out the full list of UFC 291 odds via FanDuel for all of the fights on Saturday’s Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 lineup below.
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UFC 291 Odds
Early Preliminary Card
- 7 p.m. ET
- ESPN+
Miranda Maverick vs. Priscila Cachoeira
| Women’s Flyweight Bout | Odds |
|---|---|
| Maverick Odds | -295 |
| Cachoeira Odds | +240 |
| Over/under rounds | 2.5 (-106 / -122) |
Matthew Semelsberger vs. Uros Medic
| Welterweight Bout | Odds |
|---|---|
| Semelsberger Odds | -210 |
| Medic Odds | +176 |
| Over/under rounds | 1.5 (-132 / +104) |
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Preliminary Card
- 8 p.m. ET
- ABC and ESPN
Jake Matthews vs. Darrius Flowers
| Welterweight Bout | Odds |
|---|---|
| Matthews Odds | -250 |
| Flowers Odds | +205 |
| Over/under rounds | 1.5 (-122 / -106) |
Roman Kopylov vs. Claudio Ribeiro
| Middleweight Bout | Odds |
|---|---|
| Kopylov Odds | -215 |
| Ribeiro Odds | +180 |
| Over/under rounds | 1.5 (-136 / +108) |
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C.J. Vergara vs. Vinicius Salvador
| 129-Pound Catchweight Bout | Odds |
|---|---|
| Vergara Odds | -162 |
| Salvador Odds | +136 |
| Over/under rounds | 2.5 (+116 / -146) |
Gabriel Bonfim vs. Trevin Giles
| Welterweight Bout | Odds |
|---|---|
| Bonfim Odds | -340 |
| Giles Odds | +275 |
| Over/under rounds | 1.5 (+112 / -142) |
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Main Card
- 10 p.m. ET
- ESPN+ PPV
Michael Chiesa vs. Kevin Holland
| Welterweight Bout | Odds |
|---|---|
| Chiesa Odds | +124 |
| Holland Odds | -146 |
| Over/under rounds | 2.5 (+144 / -182) |
Tony Ferguson vs. Bobby Green
| Lightweight Bout | Odds |
|---|---|
| Ferguson Odds | +295 |
| Green Odds | -370 |
| Over/under rounds | 2.5 (-134 / +106) |
Derrick Lewis vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima
| Heavyweight Bout | Odds |
|---|---|
| Lewis Odds | +176 |
| Lima Odds | -210 |
| Over/under rounds | 1.5 (+158 / -205) |
Jan Blachowicz vs. Alex Pereira
| Light Heavyweight Bout | Odds |
|---|---|
| Blachowicz Odds | -108 |
| Pereira Odds | -108 |
| Over/under rounds | 2.5 (+134 / -172) |
Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje
| Lightweight Bout | Odds |
|---|---|
| Poirier Odds | -152 |
| Gaethje Odds | +128 |
| Over/under rounds | 2.5 (-142 / +112) |
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