UFC 318 lands in New Orleans with Dustin Poirier looking to go out on top. Poirier headlines his final PPV event in his retirement fight when he takes on Max Holloway for a third at the Smoothie King Center with the ceremonial “BMF” title on the line.
Poirier is 2-0 in their series, submitting Holloway in 2012 and winning an interim lightweight title fight via decision in 2019. Former UFC featherweight champion Holloway defends his ceremonial BMF championship, a title he acquired with CBS Sports’ 2024 Knockout of the Year against Justin Gaethje, the latter of whom won the vacant belt by KOing Poirier.
Porier’s retirement bout, the 35th of his professional career, takes place in his home state of Louisiana. “The Diamond” will reportedly walk alongside fellow Louisiana legend Lil Wayne in New Orleans.
UFC 318 fight card, odds
Max Holloway (c) -130 vs. Dustin Poirier +110, lightweights, BMF championship
Roman Kopylov -240 vs. Paulo Costa +200, middleweights
Kevin Holland -450 vs. Daniel Rodriguez, welterweights
Dan Ige -210 vs. Patricio Pitbull +175, featherweights
Daniel Zellhuber -550 vs. Michael Johnson +400, lightweights
Vinicius Oliveira -165 vs. Kyler Phillips +140, bantamweights
Brendan Allen -205 vs. Marvin Vettori +170, middleweights
Francisco Prado -140 vs. Nikolay Veretennikov +120, welterweights
Ateba Gautier -550 vs. Robert Valentin +400, middleweights
Islam Dulatov -600 vs. Adam Fugitt +430, welterweights
Jimmy Crute -280 vs. Marcin Prachnio +230, light heavyweights
Ryan Spann -220 vs. Lukasz Brzeski +180, light heavyweights
Brunno Ferreira -700 vs. Jackson McVey +500, middleweights
Carli Judice -300 vs. Nicolle Caliari +240, women’s flyweights.
