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UFC is back in “The Big Easy” on Saturday for a night to remember for native Louisianans. UFC 318 lands in New Orleans with Dustin Poirier looking to go out on top. Poirier headlines his final PPV event in his retirement fight when he takes on Max Holloway for a third at the Smoothie King Center with the ceremonial “BMF” title on the line.

Poirier is 2-0 in their series, submitting Holloway in 2012 and winning an interim lightweight title fight via decision in 2019. Former UFC featherweight champion Holloway defends his ceremonial BMF championship, a title he acquired with CBS Sports’ 2024 Knockout of the Year against Justin Gaethje, the latter of whom won the vacant belt by KOing Poirier.

Porier’s retirement bout, the 35th of his professional career, takes place in his home state of Louisiana. “The Diamond” will reportedly walk alongside fellow Louisiana legend Lil Wayne in New Orleans.

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Elsewhere on Saturday night, a former Bellator MMA champion gets another shot in the Octagon when Patricio Pitbull makes the walk against Dan Ige at featherweight. Pitbull earned two divisional titles under Bellator at featherweight and lightweight, but struggled mightily in his UFC debut against Yair Rodriguez in April. Now, he takes on Ige, who is 2-3 in his last five but coming off a TKO over Sean Woodson his last time out.

Below is the complete fight card for UFC 318, along with the latest odds. Check back all week long for the latest news, features and other content around this massive event.

UFC 318 fight card, oddsMax Holloway (c) -130 vs. Dustin Poirier +110, lightweights, BMF championship
Roman Kopylov -240 vs. Paulo Costa +200, middleweightsKevin Holland -450 vs. Daniel Rodriguez, welterweightsDan Ige -210 vs. Patricio Pitbull +175, featherweightsDaniel Zellhuber -550 vs. Michael Johnson +400, lightweightsVinicius Oliveira -165 vs. Kyler Phillips +140, bantamweightsBrendan Allen -205 vs. Marvin Vettori +170, middleweightsFrancisco Prado -140 vs. Nikolay Veretennikov +120, welterweightsAteba Gautier -550 vs. Robert Valentin +400, middleweightsIslam Dulatov -600 vs. Adam Fugitt +430, welterweightsJimmy Crute -280 vs. Marcin Prachnio +230, light heavyweightsRyan Spann -220 vs. Lukasz Brzeski +180, light heavyweightsBrunno Ferreira -700 vs. Jackson McVey +500, middleweightsCarli Judice -300 vs. Nicolle Caliari +240, women’s flyweightsUFC 318 infoDate: July 18Location: Smoothie King Center — New OrleansStart time: 10 p.m. ET (Main card) How to watch: ESPN+ PPVUFC 318 countdown

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