UFC 318 is here! Tonight, Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA serves as the host venue for the middle event of July from MMA’s No. 1 promotion. If you’re looking in from the United States, the early prelims of UFC 318 begin at 6 pm ET/ 3 pm PT and can be seen via ESPN+, in addition to UFC Fight Pass.
Late prelims follow at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT on ESPN via linear television as well as ESPN+, before the five-fight main card caps off the evening at 10 pm ET/ 7 pm PT on pay-per-view. After a successful weigh-in window yesterday morning, all 14 fights on tonight’s schedule will go ahead as planned this Saturday night at UFC 318.
UFC 318 Main Event: BMF Championship: [C] Max Holloway vs. No. 6 Contender Dustin Poirier
At the top of the bill tonight, MMA fans the world over say goodbye to one of the sport’s all-time greats. The symbolic BMF Championship is at stake in the main event. Current BMF Champion Max Holloway (25-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) puts his title at risk against the retiring No. 6 contender Dustin Poirier (30-9, 1 NC MMA, 22-8, 1 NC MMA.)
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This anticipated farewell appearance is an advertised maximum of five rounds at five minutes per round to close the show.
UFC 318 Co-Main Event: No. 13 Contender Paulo Costa vs. No. 14 Contender Roman Kopylov
Immediately beforehand, the UFC 318 co-main event happens at middleweight. No. 13 contender Paulo Costa (14-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) meets No. 14 contender Roman Kopylov (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC.) This is a three-round affair at five minutes per round.
Rest of the Card
Also tonight on the main card, you’ll be seeing a welterweight affair pitting No. 13 contender Kevin Holland (28-13, 1 NC MMA, 15-10, 1 NC UFC) with Daniel Rodriguez (19-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC), a featherweight fight between No. 11 contender Dan Ige (19-9 MMA, 11-8 UFC) and Patricio Pitbull (36-8 MMA, 0-1 UFC), and a lightweight contest pairing Michael Johnson (23-19 MMA, 15-15 UFC) against Daniel Zellhuber (15-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC.)
UFC 318 Results:
Main Card (Tonight, 10 pm ET/ 7 pm PT, ESPN+ Pay-Per-View)
Main Event: Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier, BMF Championship Poirier: Retires from MMA after fight.
Co-Main Event: Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov
Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez
Dan Ige vs. Patricio Pitbull
Michael Johnson vs. Daniel Zellhuber
Prelims: (Tonight, 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT, ESPN and ESPN+- United States Only)
Featured Prelim: Kyler Phillips vs. Vinicius Oliveira
Co-Featured Prelim: Marvin Vettori vs. Brendan Allen
Francisco Prado vs. Nikolay Vertennikov
Ateba Gautier vs. Robert Valentin
Early Prelims: (Tonight, 6 pm ET/ 3 pm PT, ESPN- United States Only and UFC Fight Pass- Worldwide)
Featured Early Prelim: Adam Fugitt vs. Islam Dulatov
Co-Featured Early Prelim: Jimmy Crute vs. Marcin Prachino
Ryan Spann vs. Lukasz Brzeski
Brunno Ferreira vs. Jackson McVey
Carli Judice vs. Nicolle Caliari