Overview

• Tonight’s main event pits longtime rivals Dustin Poirier and Max Holloway in their third meeting for the UFC’s BMF championship, serving as Poirier’s retirement fight.
• Poirier enters with a perfect 2–0 record against Holloway, having earned a first-round submission in 2012 and a decision win in 2019 to capture the interim lightweight title.
• Holloway defends his BMF belt after a dramatic buzzer-beater knockout of Justin Gaethje at UFC 300, aiming to spoil Poirier’s homecoming sendoff.
• The card marks UFC’s first return to New Orleans’ Smoothie King Center in a decade and features a stacked lineup including Paulo Costa vs Roman Kopylov, Kevin Holland vs Daniel Rodriguez and Dan Ige vs Patricio Pitbull.
• Fans can watch early prelims across ESPN platforms, Disney+ and SiriusXM Fight Nation, with the main card available via ESPN+ PPV.