UFC 318 Full Fight Card Officially Announced With 14 Bouts
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With UFC 318 fast approaching, the UFC has officially announced the full 14-fight card, which features Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier 3 in the July 19 PPV main event.
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Trent Reinsmith is a Baltimore-based writer who covers MMA and hockey
AuthorJul 09, 2025, 03:44pm EDTATLANTA, GA - APRIL 11: Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier face-off for the media during the UFC 236
More Ultimate Media Day at Hyatt Regency Atlanta on April 11, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Zuffa LLC via Getty Images With a little more than a week to go until fight night, the UFC has announced the full fight card for the UFC 318 pay-per-view
The card, which takes place on July 19 from Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, features a BMF title fight in the main event
That bout, Max Holloway vs
Dustin Poirier 3, is also scheduled to be Poirier’s retirement fight
The UFC has 14 fights scheduled for the full UFC 318 fight card
UFC 318 Pay-Per-View Card: Holloway Vs
Poirier 3 Max Holloway vs
Dustin Poirier - Lightweight - For Holloway’s BMF title Paulo Costa vs
Roman Kopylov - Middleweight Kevin Holland vs
Daniel Rodriguez - Welterweight Dan Ige vs
Patricio “Pitbull” Freire - Featherweight Michael Johnson vs
Daniel Zellhuber - LightweightForbesUFC 318 Holloway Vs
Poirier 3 Loses Veteran Matchup To InjuryBy Trent Reinsmith UFC 318 Preliminary Fight Card: Holloway Vs
Poirier 3 Kyler Phillips vs
Vinicius Oira - Bantamweight Marvin Vettori vs
Brendan Allen - Middleweight MORE FOR YOU Francisco Prado vs
Nikolay Veretennikov - Welterweight Ateba Gautier vs
Robert Valentin - MiddleweightForbesUFC 318 Holloway Vs
Poirier 3: Undefeated Newcomer s Prelim FightBy Trent Reinsmith UFC 318 Early Prelims Fight Card: Holloway Vs
Poirier 3 Adam Fugitt vs
Islam Dulatov - Welterweight Jimmy Crute vs
Marcin Prachnio - Light Heavyweight Ryan Spann vs
Lukasz Brzeski - Heavyweight Brunno Ferreira vs
Jackson McVey - Middleweight Carli Judice vs
Nicolle Caliari - Women’s Flyweight UFC 318: Holloway vs
Poirier 3 Fight Card Date: Saturday, July 19, 2025 UFC 318: Holloway vs
Poirier 3 Fight Card Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA UFC 318: Holloway vs
Poirier 3 Tickets: Available from Ticketmaster Low price: $458. 55 (Standard - non resale) High price: $8,443. 75 for first row (Platinum - non resale) UFC 318: Holloway vs
Poirier 3 Time: Main Card: 10:00 p
ET Preliminary Card: 8:00 p
ET Early Prelims: 6:15 p
ET UFC 318 Fight Card: Holloway Vs
Poirier 3 Main EventATLANTA, GA - APRIL 13: (L-R) Dustin Poirier punches Max Holloway in their interim lightweight
More championship bout during the UFC 236 event at State Farm Arena on April 13, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Dustin Poirier (30-9-0-1) has been a UFC fighter since 2011
At the time he had a 7-1 record
Between 2011 and 2018, Poirier went 16-4-0-1, picking up notable wins over Max Holloway, Bobby Green, Jim Miller, Anthony Pettis, Justin Gaethje, and Eddie Alvarez
His losses during that stretch came to The Korean Zombie, Cub Swanson, Conor McGregor, and Michael Johnson
Poirier’s wins over Miller, Pettis, Gaethje, and Alvarez set him up to fight for the interim UFC lightweight title against then-UFC featherweight titleholder Max Holloway
Poirier was the No. 3 ranked fighter in the UFC 155-pound division at the time, April 2019
Poirier claimed the interim crown with a decision win
In September 2019, Poirier faced Khabib Nurmagomedov in a title unification bout
Nurmagomedov won that contest by third-round submission
Three wins after that, including two TKO victories over Conor McGregor, put Poirier in another lightweight title fight
He lost that battle to Charles Oira, falling to a rear-naked choke in the third round of their December 2021 matchup
The 36-year-old Poirier is 2-2 since that setback with wins over Michael Chandler and Benoit Saint Denis
Poirier’s losses during that run came against Justin Gaethje for the BMF title and, most recently, opposite Islam Makhachev for the UFC lightweight title at UFC 302 in June 2024
Poirier has 15 fight-night bonus awards, which ties him for fourth all-time in that category
Poirier is the No. 5 ranked UFC lightweight
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 13: (R-L) Max Holloway punches Dustin Poirier in their interim lightweight
More championship bout during the UFC 236 event at State Farm Arena on April 13, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Max Holloway (26-8) has been with the UFC since 2012
If there’s a stat that the UFC tracks, chances are Holloway is among the leaders
He holds the UFC featherweight record for wins (20), finishes (11), knockouts (nine), win streak (13 straight), total fight time (6:58:57), significant strikes landed (2,971), and total strikes landed (3,180)
Holloway’s overall UFC records include significant strikes landed (3,457) and total strikes landed (3,706)
Holloway’s run as UFC featherweight champ began in June 2017 when he knocked out Jose Aldo
Holloway entered that contest as the interim champ, a belt he won by knocking out Anthony Pettis in December 2016
He def his title against Aldo (TKO), Brian Ortega (TKO), and Frankie Edgar (decision)
He also attempted to win the interim UFC lightweight belt during that run, but he fell short, dropping a decision to Dustin Poirier
Holloway’s championship run in December 2019 when Alexander Volkanovski beat him by decision
Volkanovski retained the title in an immediate rematch
Wins over Calvin Kattar and Yair Rodriguez earned Holloway another shot at Volkanovski and his title in July 2022, but the champ retained his belt with a decision win
Holloway ed that setback with wins over Arnold Allen, the Korean Zombie, and Justin Gaethje
The Gaethje victory, a fight that many voted “Fight of the Year” and “Knockout of the Year,” earned Holloway the BMF title
That fight took place at 155 pounds
Holloway ed his BMF title win with the first knockout loss of his career, falling to Ilia Topuria in a UFC featherweight title fight in October 2024
Holloway is the No. 1 fighter in the official UFC featherweight rankings
He is also ranked at No. 12 at 155 pounds and sits at No. 12 in the pound-for-pound rankings
ForbesDana White: UFC 318 Was Built For Big Star Dustin Poirier’s RetirementBy Trent Reinsmith UFC 318: Holloway Vs
Poirier Previous MeetingsLAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 04: Dustin Poirier (blue shorts) attempts to submit Max Holloway during
More the UFC 143 event at Mandalay Bay Events Center on February 4, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Poirier is 2-0 against Holloway
They first met in a featherweight scrap at UFC 143 in February 2012
The bout was Holloway’s fifth fight and first as a member of the UFC
He was 4-0 heading into the contest
Meanwhile, Poirier had been with the WEC/UFC for two years by then with a 11-1 record
Poirier won that fight, and earned Submission of the Night, for his first-round triangle armbar stoppage
The two faced off for the second time in April 2019 at UFC 236
That matchup was for the interim UFC lightweight title
Poirier won that “Fight of the Night” bonus-winning scrap
Poirier failed to unify the title, losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov by submission at UFC 242 in September 2019
We will have more on the UFC 318 fight card as fight night nears
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