Dustin Poirier will conclude a legendary career on Saturday. Poirier, one of mixed martial arts’ most beloved stars, will retire after fighting Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 318.Â
The stars aligned for Poirier’s finale. “The Diamond” makes the two-hour drive from his Lafayette home to headline New Orleans’ Smoothie King Center. Fellow Louisiana legend Lil Wayne will accompany Poirier to the cage.Â
Holloway, who made his 2012 UFC debut against Poirier, might be the perfect opponent for his retirement. Poirier defeated Holloway that night, and again for the interim UFC lightweight title in 2019. Holloway enters as the BMF champion, a ceremonial title Poirier hopes to win after previously falling short to Justin Gaethje.
CBS Sports will be with you the entire way on Saturday, bringing you all the results and highlights from UFC 318 below. The main card begins at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV following preliminary bouts at 8 p.m. ET. Be sure to check out our predictions and picks for each main card fight as well.
UFC 318 fight card, oddsMax Holloway (c) -130 vs. Dustin Poirier +110, lightweights, “BMF” title
Roman Kopylov -240 vs. Paulo Costa +200, middleweightsDaniel Rodriguez def. Kevin Holland via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)Patricio Pitbull def. Dan Ige via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)Michael Johnson def. Daniel Zellhuber via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)Vinicius Oliveira def. Kyler Phillips via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)Brendan Allen def. Marvin Vettori via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)Nikolay Veretennikov def. Francisco Prado via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)Ateba Gautier def. Robert Valentin via first-round TKO (punches)Islam Dulatov def. Adam Fugitt via first-round knockout (punches)Jimmy Crute def. Marcin Prachnio via first-round submission (armbar)Ryan Spann def. Lukasz Brzeski via first-round submission (guillotine choke)Brunno Ferreira def. Jackson McVey via first-round submission (armbar)Carli Judice def. Nicolle Caliari via first-round TKO (strikes)