UFC 318 Holloway Vs. Poirier 3: Undefeated Newcomer Saves Prelim Fight
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UFC newcomer Jackson McVey steps in as a late replacement on the UFC 318: Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier 3 fight card.
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SportsMoneyUFC 318 Holloway Vs
Poirier 3: Undefeated Newcomer s Prelim FightByTrent Reinsmith, Contributor
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Trent Reinsmith is a Baltimore-based writer who covers MMA and hockey
AuthorJul 05, 2025, 05:56pm EDTBAKU, AZERBAIJAN - JUNE 21: A general view of the Octagon prior to the UFC Fight Night event at Baku
More Crystal Hall on June 21, 2025 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC)Zuffa LLC Jackson McVey weighed in for UFC 317, but he did not get the opportunity to make his UFC debut on that card
Instead, the unbeaten 26-year-old, who is 6-0 with six first-round stoppage wins, will step in on short notice as an injury replacement on the upcoming UFC 318: Max Holloway vs
Dustin Poirier fight card
ForbesUFC Announces Main Card For UFC 318 PPV: Holloway Vs
Poirier 3By Trent Reinsmith McVey was set to make his UFC debut at UFC 317 opposite Sedriques Dumas
However, Dumas, was forced from the card
The man the UFC booked to replace Dumas, Christopher Ewert, was released from the motion on weigh-in day for the event, when it was revealed that he was 10 pounds over the middleweight limit for the contest
McVey made weight for the event
According to MMA Fighting
McVey picked up the UFC 318 booking when Ikram Aliskerov with drew from his fight opposite Brunno Ferreira because of a broken toe
Ferreira (13-2-0) signed with the UFC in 2022 ing a win on the Dana White’s Contender Series
He made his UFC debut in January 2023, knocking out Gregory Rodrigues at UFC 283
Ferreira is now 4-2 with the UFC
He is coming off a submission win over Arman Petrosyan in March of this year
MORE FOR YOU McVey is 6-0 as a with six first-round finishes
He has three knockouts and three submission wins
McVey’s most recent outing was a June 13 knockout win over Mataeo Garner under the LFA banner
UFC 318 takes place on Saturday, July 19 from Smoothie King Center in New Orleans
The main event is a trilogy bout between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier for Holloway’s BMF title
The bout is also scheduled to be Poirier’s retirement fight
We will have more on the UFC 318 fight card as fight night nears
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