Overview

• Holloway defeated Poirier by unanimous decision to make his first defense of the UFC’s BMF title.
• The result capped Poirier’s planned retirement after a 16-year career marked by interim and lightweight title runs.
• UFC 318 marked the promotion’s return to New Orleans after a decade, offering a hometown send-off for Poirier.
• The undercard saw Paulo Costa edge Roman Kopylov and Daniel Rodriguez upset Kevin Holland by unanimous decision.
• Holloway’s victory broke Poirier’s 2-0 head-to-head advantage after the first two fights in their trilogy in 2012 and 2019.