Overview

• Dustin Poirier has announced UFC 318 will mark the end of his 15-year, 41-fight UFC career as he seeks a third win over Max Holloway in their trilogy fight for the symbolic BMF belt.
• Max Holloway, who captured the BMF title with a knockout of Justin Gaethje at UFC 300, will defend the strap against a rival he has lost to twice before.
• The confirmed main card features Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov, Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez, Dan Ige vs. Patricio Pitbull and Michael Johnson vs. Daniel Zellhuber.
• UFC 318 returns the promotion to New Orleans’s Smoothie King Center with Poirier headlining in his hometown state of Louisiana.
• Fans in the U.S. can watch prelims and the main card on ESPN+ with PPV access, while viewers in the U.K. can tune in on TNT Sports and stream via Discovery+.