{"id":3600,"date":"2025-07-18T16:41:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T16:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/3600\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T16:41:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T16:41:07","slug":"ufc-318-weigh-in-results-dustin-poirier-tips-the-scales-one-last-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/3600\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 318 weigh-in results: Dustin Poirier tips the scales one last time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dustin Poirier has weighed in for the final time in his pro MMA career.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dustin-Poirier-UFC-weigh-in-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"nlz w-full h-auto wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dustin Poirier UFC weigh-in\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Poirier clocked in at 156 pounds on Friday morning for his retirement fight. \u201cThe Diamond\u201d is set to take on Max Holloway, who clocked in at 155 pounds, in the UFC 318 headliner. Poirier will have the hometown fans firmly behind him, as the fight will be held in New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p>It was a successful weigh-in day overall for the UFC 318 fighters.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/dustin-poirier\/dustin-poiriers-head-coach-reveals-what-it-would-take-for-him-to-break-impending-mma-retirement\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DUSTIN POIRIER\u2019S HEAD COACH REVEALS WHAT IT WOULD TAKE FOR HIM TO BREAK IMPENDING MMA RETIREMENT<\/a><\/p>\n<p> UFC 318 Weigh-in Results<\/p>\n<p>Other fighters on the UFC 318 card who made weight include Paulo Costa. Both he and Roman Kopylov tipped the scales at 185 pounds each, solidifying their middleweight scrap. Kevin Holland and Daniel Rodriguez shared identical weights for their welterweight collision. Dan Ige and Patricio \u201cPitbull\u201d Freire also had matching numbers on the scale ahead of their featherweight showdown.<\/p>\n<p>Lightweights Michael Johnson and Daniel Zellhuber are slotted to open the UFC 318 main card. Johnson made championship weight, while Zellhuber made use of the one pound allowance for non-title fights.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the competitors on Saturday\u2019s card also hit their target weight to avoid a fine.<\/p>\n<p>Main Card (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p>Max Holloway (155) vs. Dustin Poirier (156)<br \/>\nPaulo Costa (185) vs. Roman Kopylov (185)<br \/>\nKevin Holland (170) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (170)<br \/>\nDan Ige (145) vs. Patricio Pitbull (145)<br \/>\nMichael Johnson (155) vs. Daniel Zellhuber (156)<\/p>\n<p>Prelims (ESPN\/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p>Kyler Phillips (135) vs. Vinicius Oliveira (135)<br \/>\nMarvin Vettori (186) vs. Brendan Allen (185)<br \/>\nFrancisco Prado (170) vs. Nikolay Veretennikov (169)<br \/>\nAteba Gautier (185) vs. Robert Valentin (186)<\/p>\n<p>Early Prelims (ESPN2\/ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p>Adam Fugitt (171) vs. Islam Dulatov (171)<br \/>\nJimmy Crute (205) vs. Marcin Prachnio (205)<br \/>\nRyan Spann (252) vs. Lukasz Brzeski (242)<br \/>\nBrunno Ferreira (186) vs. Jackson McVey (185)<br \/>\nCarli Judice (125) vs. Nicolle Caliari (126)<\/p>\n<p>BJPenn.com will be providing live coverage of UFC 318. Visit the homepage on Saturday for live results, video highlights, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dustin Poirier has weighed in for the final time in his pro MMA career. 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