{"id":4812,"date":"2025-07-19T03:19:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T03:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/4812\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T03:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T03:19:07","slug":"ufc-318-viewers-guide-before-incredible-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/4812\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 318 Viewers’ Guide Before Incredible Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

In an immense show of gratitude to their main event competitor, the UFC brings the action<\/a> to Louisiana for UFC 318 and the much-anticipated retirement bout of lightweight legend Dustin Poirier. In the top-billed fight of the evening at UFC 318, Poirier attempts to go out on with a bang by vanquishing promotional rival Max Holloway in an electrifying trilogy showdown. In the co-main event, Paulo Costa makes his return to action against surging middleweight prospect Roman Kopylov.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

UFC 318 Main Event<\/p>\n

Competing in his final match in the UFC 318 main event, Poirier<\/a> walks into the world-renowned Octagon for the last time in front of his home state of Louisiana. Determined to earn his third consecutive victory over Holloway, \u201cThe Diamond\u201d will endeavor to walk off into the sunset with the title of BMF<\/a> forever etched into his legacy as a UFC luminary.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Last year at UFC 300, Holloway<\/a> catapulted himself into mainstream stardom after knocking out Justin Gaethje in one of the greatest finishes in mixed martial arts history to score the BMF belt. Putting his strap on the line for the first time, the former featherweight king has the opportunity to exact his revenge on Poirier after falling to the one-time interim 155-lb champion on two separate occasions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\nUFC 318 Co-Main Event<\/p>\n

Originally meant to square off with Kopylov at UFC 317, Costa<\/a> now finds himself back in the fighting fray for the first time since dropping a split decision defeat to Sean Strickland at UFC 302. Seemingly more determined than ever to get back on the title hunt, \u201cThe Eraser\u201d comes to blows with one of the division\u2019s hardest-hitting contenders at UFC 318.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Following a disappointing loss to Anthony Hernandez at UFC 298, Kopylov has appeared to reinvent himself as a burgeoning 185-lb bruiser, netting two subsequent victories over C\u00e9sar Almeida and Chris Curtis<\/a>. Now gearing up to tackle the most high-profile opposition of his UFC career in UFC 318\u2019s co-main event, the Russian can skyrocket up the middleweight rankings by toppling the established Brazilian.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s How to Watch UFC 318<\/p>\n

Online Streaming: You can catch the entire card on ESPN+<\/a>, but you will need to subscribe in order to do so. Right now, the company is offering a monthly or yearly subscription of $11.99 and $119.99 respectively. For those who want to get more bang out of their buck, there is also the monthly Disney Bundle Deal<\/a>, which offers ESPN+, Hulu, and Disney+ for $16.99 with included commercials, or $26.99 for no commercials at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Start Time and Date: The Early Preliminaries will begin at 6pm ET, followed by the Preliminaries at 8pm ET, then by the Main Card at 10pm ET on July 19th.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bout Order for UFC 318<\/p>\n

Main Card:
Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier (Lightweight BMF Championship)
Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov (Middleweight Co-Main Event)
Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez (Welterweight)
Dan Ige vs. Patr\u00edcio Pitbull (Featherweight)
Michael Johnson vs. Daniel Zellhuber (Lightweight)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Preliminaries:
Kyler Phillips vs. Vinicius Oliveira (Bantamweight Featured Bout)
Marvin Vettori vs. Brendan Allen (Middleweight)\u00a0
Francisco Prado vs. Nikolay Vertennikov (Welterweight) \u00a0
Ateba Abega Gautier vs. Robert Valentin (Middleweight)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Early Preliminaries:
Adam Fugitt vs. Islam Dulatov (Welterweight Featured Bout)\u00a0
Jimmy Crute vs. Marcin Prachino (Light Heavyweight)
Ryan Spann vs. \u0141ukasz Brzeski (Heavyweight)
Brunno Ferreira vs. Jackson McVey (Middleweight)
Carli Judice vs. Nicolle Caliari (Women\u2019s Flyweight)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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