UFC President Dana White believes the rematch between Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje in the principle occasion of July’s UFC 291 card is an ideal illustration for what the BMF title stands for.
White introduced the matchup on Tuesday for the promotion’s return to Salt Lake Metropolis on July 29, and says the thought to place the gimmick title up for grabs came about throughout a current matchmaking assembly.
“[It was] battle room s***,” White instructed reporters on the UFC Vegas 73 post-fight press conference. “Each Tuesday we’re in there, and as we had been placing that card collectively for Utah, we thought that Poirier and Gaethje is such an superior combat. Masvidal retired, so we put the BMF [title on the line].”
The one and solely time the BMF belt was on the road was for the UFC 244 primary occasion between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz in November 2019 — a combat that Masvidal received through physician’s stoppage TKO at Madison Sq. Backyard.
Since “Gamebred” is now retired from competitors, the belt will get again into the limelight. Whether or not or not this can be one other rarity, or a daily factor for the title to be a featured prize for the promotion stays to be seen.
“You don’t have any thought what number of of those fighters need to combat for the BMF title,” White defined. “All of them need to combat for that belt. It’s enjoyable, it’s completely different, so we’ll do it once more.
“When you consider doing it within the first place, [Masvidal and Diaz] had been the 2 proper guys, and so are these — these are the 2 proper guys [for the second BMF title fight]. Whether or not that factor is in play, or not in play, that combat is what it’s. All people needs that belt, so what the hell?”
