MMA Fighting offers reports on UFC 318 happenings, encompassing the Poirier versus Holloway 3 showdown, providing real-time updates from the entire main card, originating from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Saturday evening.
The headline attraction features UFC luminary Dustin Poirier, potentially marking his ultimate appearance within the Octagon, as he engages in a trilogy encounter against former UFC featherweight titleholder Max Holloway for the BMF belt. Poirier holds victories over Holloway in their prior two clashes – achieving a unanimous decision at UFC 236 and securing a submission (arm-triangle choke) at UFC 143.
In the co-main event, middleweight competitors Paulo Costa and Roman Kopylov will face off. Costa has been defeated in four of his most recent five bouts, while Kopylov has emerged victorious in six of his preceding seven matches.
Review the UFC 318 results detailed below.
Main Card (ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET)
Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier
Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov
Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez
Dan Ige vs. Patricio Pitbull
Michael Johnson vs. Daniel Zellhuber
Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+/Disney+ at 8 p.m. ET)
Kyler Phillips vs. Vinicius Oliveira
Marvin Vettori vs. Brendan Allen
Francisco Prado vs. Nikolay Veretennikov
Ateba Gautier vs. Robert Valentin
Early Prelims (ESPN2, ESPN+/Disney+ at 6 p.m. ET)
Adam Fugitt vs. Islam Dulatov
Jimmy Crute vs. Marcin Prachnio
Ryan Spann vs. Lukasz Brzeski
Brunno Ferreira vs. Jackson McVey
Carli Judice vs. Nicolle Caliari
