{"id":415,"date":"2025-07-16T09:29:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T09:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/415\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T09:29:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T09:29:02","slug":"mma-underdog-pick-of-the-week-ufc-318","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/415\/","title":{"rendered":"MMA Underdog Pick of the Week: UFC 318"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-266389\" data-tgpli-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/egs2107102022_ufc_264.jpg\" alt=\"MMA Underdog Pick of the Week: UFC 318\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-tgpli-  data-tgpli-inited=\"\" data-tgpli-image-inited=\"\" id=\"tgpli-687770de9c5da\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Apparently, there\u2019s a UFC pay-per-view this coming Saturday. I say \u201capparently\u201d because it\u2019s being advertised as a big deal PPV, but that gets put into question when you look at the actual fight lineup. No title fights (unless you fall for the BMF Title nonsense). Not even a #1 contender fight. But will we still make money off the fights? Damn right. For my MMA Underdog Pick of the Week: UFC 318, I\u2019m dipping into the main event. Let\u2019s get it on, c\u2019mon!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Go here for more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/ufc-picks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC picks<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>MMA Underdog Pick of the Week: UFC 318<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/fightcenter\/_\/id\/600053891\/league\/ufc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Start Time: Saturday \u2013 6:00 PM EST \u2013 (ESPN2\/ESPN\/PPV)<\/p>\n<p>As the title of the event alludes to, Saturday\u2019s main event is a trilogy fight between Max Holloway and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tapology.com\/fightcenter\/fighters\/dustin-poirier-the-diamond\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Dustin Poirier<\/a>. It is not, however, a rubber match, as Poirier beat Holloway in their two previous meetings in 2012 and 2019.<\/p>\n<p>And when it comes to rematches (or triologies, in this case), the smart money goes on the winner of the previous fight(s). The fact that Poirier has announced this as his retirement fight (can\u2019t wait to see his next one) is a bit of a concern, but I still expect him to be locked in on Saturday night in front of his home crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Holloway bouncing between featherweight and lightweight is a bit of a concern, as Poirier will be the bigger and stronger man, as is the fact that he got knocked out in his last fight for the first time in a career that has been long on punishment. Poirier, with a + beside his name, is worth a stab on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>UFC 318 Underdog Pick: Dustin Poirier ML (+120)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SGPN Daily Content for July 15th, 2025<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/2025\/07\/12\/mlb-nrfi-and-yrfi-picks-july-13th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MLB NRFI &amp; YRFI Picks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/2025\/07\/15\/underdog-fantasy-dfs-picks-for-july-15th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Underdog Fantasy Daily DFS Picks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/2025\/07\/15\/nba-summer-league-predictions-preview-for-tuesday-july-15th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NBA Summer League Daily Bets<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/2025\/07\/14\/best-bet-for-tuesday-july-15th-mlb-all-star-game-predictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Daily Best Bet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/2025\/07\/14\/sgpn-prop-bet-for-tuesday-july-15th-mlb-all-star-game-prop-play\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prop of the Day<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/2025\/07\/14\/wnba-predictions-preview-for-tuesday-july-15th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WNBA Best Bets<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t Forget About our Free Picks Pages Too!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/nba-picks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NBA PICKS \u2013 UPDATED DAILY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/odds.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/college-basketball-picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">COLLEGE BASKETBALL PICKS \u2013 THE PICKS POWERHOUSE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/nhl-picks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NHL PICKS \u2013 LET IT SLIDE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/soccer-picks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SOCCER PICKS \u2013 KICK IT ON THE PITCH<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/nascar-picks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NASCAR PICKS \u2013 FEEL THE THUNDER<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/ufc-picks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">UFC PICKS \u2013 TAKE DOWN CORPORATE GAMBLING<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like even more info to help make your MMA and UFC picks and predictions for UFC Nashville,\u00a0check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/podcasts\/mma-gambling-podcast\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Gambling Podcast<\/a>. They\u2019re dropping episodes five days a week to make you the smartest guy\/gal at the bar.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apparently, there\u2019s a UFC pay-per-view this coming Saturday. 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