VIDEO: Gaethje sends Poirier unconscious with a crazy highkick to win the BMF title! The belt for the Baddest Mother F***er on the planet was handed to him by Masvidal

The highlight of the anticipated UFC 291 numbered tournament card turned out as well as it could have. Justin Gaethje won the main event, subtitled for The Baddest Mother F***er on the planet, after a crazy head kick sent Dustin Porier unconscious.

The UFC 291 main event produced a contender for highlight of the year

There has been debate surrounding the BMF title for the Baddest Mother F***er on the planet in recent weeks. But they were brought to a decisive end by Justin Gaethje, who lived up to his nickname and provided the highlight of the night. His head kick will surely be a candidate for knockout of the year.

The anticipated UFC 291 Salt Lake City gala card, which featured nine finishes, met the highest standards. The welterweight division likely got another challenger for the division championship in Alex Pereira, and the light heavyweight situation also gets more light with this tournament.

In fact, the main event, which was headlined by Dana White winning the title of Baddest Mother F***er on the planet, capped off an electrifying night in a way that has sent shockwaves around the martial arts world. The bonus kings Gaethje and Poirier did not disappoint again.

In the first round, fans were able to watch perhaps a slightly more deliberate fight than they are used to from Gaethje. Even so, it was a tough clash from the opening moments that produced plenty of handsome stand-up exchanges.

Gaethje landed more significant shots in the first act though and showed a mature performance. However, the favour of the scoring judges was eventually taken to his side by Poirier, whose damage to his opponent’s face was appreciated by two of them.

Gaethje sent Poirier unconscious with a crazy head kick to win the BMF title

But The Highlight delivered another of his memorable moments, sending Poirier’s unconscious body to the ground with a crazy head kick just sixty seconds into the second round. It wasn’t until Herb Dean’s iconic slide that woke Dustin up and immediately stopped the duel.

What an ending to a fight that will go down in organizational history! Gaethje will now have the status of the Baddest Mother F***er on the planet. The belt was taken from the hands of the man who first won it. Jorge Masvidal crowned the new champion to a huge applause from the crowd.

But will he finally reach the rightful one for the UFC lightweight champion? He now holds the apprenticeship of the man who has already robbed him of the chance to win it once.

Khabib’s charge, Islam Makhachev, defends his title in October in Abu Dhabi in a rematch from last year against Charles Oliveira. And it is the winner of the duel that Gaethje should face for the title he wants most of all.

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