Max Holloway – Dustin Poirier
Dustin Poirier looks to end his career with a win against the dangerous Max Holloway on July 19. “The Diamond” challenges Holloway at UFC 318 for the BMF Title. The fight in his home of Louisiana, at the Smoothie King Center, airs on ESPN+.
The 36-year-old Poirier (30-9, 1 NC) looks to end his career on his terms. The former interim champion is 2-2 in his last four contests and has competed in numerous title fights. Poirier is tied for multiple UFC records, and the Hall of Fame is calling his name.
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First, he must get past Holloway (26-8), one of the most feared strikers in UFC history.
The Hawaiian is a former featherweight champion who holds the record for most significant strikes landed (3,706) in UFC history. He won the BMF Title following a dramatic buzzer-beater knockout win against Justin Gaethje at UFC 300.
Poirier is 2-0 against Holloway. Can he make it a clean sweep before taking off his gloves for good?
Also on the card will be Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov, Kevin Holland in action, the return of Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, as well as former title contender Marvin Vettori.
The Sporting News will provide results, analysis, and highlights for UFC 318.
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6:43 p.m. ET: Brunno Ferreira sinked in a submission in the first round for the early win against Jackson McVey.
6:20 p.m. ET: Judice won via TKO, as expected.
6:10 p.m. ET: The first fight of the night is Carli Judice vs. Nicolle Caliari.
Hello everyone, and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of UFC 318!
The UFC 318 preliminaries, starting at 8 p.m. ET, will be available on Disney+. The early preliminaries at 6:30 p.m. ET will also be available via Disney+.
The UFC 318 main card is available via pay-per-view on ESPN+. The PPV price for UFC 318 is $79.99for current subscribers.
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In Australia, the UFC 318 main card is available via pay-per-view on Foxtel’s Main Event / Kayo, which also requires a subscription
- Time: 10 p.m. ET (8 p.m. ET for prelims) | 7 p.m. PT | 3 a.m. BST | 12 p.m. AEST
- Location: Smoothie King Center – New Orleans, Louisiana
UFC 318 will be at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana on July 19. The early prelims start at 6:30 p.m. ET, while the prelims are at 8 p.m. ET. The main card starts at 10 p.m. ET, and Holloway and Poirier should make their way to the octagon around 12:30 a.m. ET, depending on how long the undercard fights last.
Main Card
- Max Holloway (c) vs. Dustin Poirier 3 for the BMF Title
- Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov; Middleweights
- Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez; Welterweights
- Dan Ige vs. Patricio “Pitbull” Freire; Featherweights
- Michael Johnson vs. Daniel Zellhuber; Lightweights
Prelims
- Kyler Phillips vs. Vinicius Oliveira; Bantamweights
- Marvin Vettori vs. Brendan Allen; Middleweights
- Francisco Prado vs. Nikolay Veretennikov; Welterweights
- Ateba Abega Gautier vs. Robert Valentin; Middleweights
Early Prelims
- Adam Fugitt vs. Islam Dulatov; Welterweights
- Jimmy Crute vs. Marcin Prachnio; Light Heavyweights
- Ryan Spann vs. Lukasz Brzeski; Heavyweights
- Brunno Ferreira def. Jackson McVey via armbar (3:35 into round one)
- Carli Judice def. Nicolle Caliari via TKO (1:30 into round three)
