Max Holloway vs Poirier set for UFC 318

UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3 Live Fight Coverage

Get the live coverage of UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3 from Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on July 19, 2025 on ESPN, including the main card and prelims.

Max Holloway "honored" to face Dustin Poirier in his "last dance" at UFC 318, fans react: "Gonna be a show"

Max Holloway recently expressed his excitement about facing Dustin Poirier in his retirement fight.

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UFC returns to New Orleans for Dustin Poirier's final fight

NEW ORLEANS, La. (KLFY) -- During an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show Friday morning at the 2025 NFL Draft, "The Diamond" Dustin Poirier announced that the UFC will return to New Orleans for his last fight. UFC will take over the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Saturday, July 19th for UFC 318. The event will be headlined by Poirier's final trip to the octagon to take on Max Holloway in a 5-round BMF title bout. This will be the first tim…

Max Holloway vs Poirier set for UFC 318

Max Holloway and his next fight has been announced. Early Friday morning, Dustin Poirier announced that Holloway and himself will face-off in July. Holloway and Poirier will battle in a 5-round bout for the BMF Title at UFC 318 in New Orleans on July 19th. This will be the 3rd time Holloway (26-8) and Poirier (30-9) will enter the octagon together. The last 2 times these fighters have faced-off, Poirier won both of them, 1st in 2012 and then aga…

Max Holloway to fight Dustin Poirier in UFC 318 main event | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Former UFC lightweight champion Max Holloway will put his BMF belt on the line against Dustin Poirier in Poirier’s retirement fight at UFC 318 in New Orleans on July 19, the organization announced today.