UFC 318 results, live streaming updates for “Holloway vs. Poirier 3”-led pay-per-view (PPV) TONIGHT (Sat., July 19, 2025) on ESPN+ from inside Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Holloway, a former Featherweight champion, is looking to bounce back after losing to Illia Topuria by knockout at UFC 208 last October. He won the BMF title at UFC 300, knocking out Justin Gaethje. He has a career record of 26-8, with 12 wins coming by knockout.

In the main event, UFC star Dustin Poirier competes for the final time in the Octagon when he squares off against former UFC featherweight Max Holloway for the BMF title in a trilogy match. Poirier has defeated Holloway the previous two meetings - via unanimous decision at UFC 236 and via submission (arm-triangle choke) at UFC 143.

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On Saturday night, the fan-favorite UFC BMF title will once again be up for grabs. The belt that has no specific weight class is currently held by featherweight great Max Holloway, and will be defended at lightweight against division legend Dustin Poirier.

Ryan Clark says that Dustin Poirier is the fighting spirit of Louisiana and that if he wins the BMF title, it should be retired in his honor.

Another opponent on Poirier's UFC resume, however, is former "BMF" champion Justin Gaethje. Unlike Holloway, both men are 1-1, with Gaethje having won the latter fight at UFC 291 with an emphatic head-kick KO in July 2023.

Louisiana native Dustin Poirier will get to fight one last time in the Octagon and this time it will be back in the Bayou State. Sign up for our NewslettersPoirier will take on Max Holloway for the UFC BMF title Saturday night in the headline fight of UFC 318 in the Smoothie King Center.