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For the first time in a decade the UFC octagon returns to New Orleans for tonight’s UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 fight card.
The pay-per-view fight card takes place at Smoothie King Center and is headlined by a lightweight bout for the symbolic ‘BMF’ title between titleholder Max Holloway and former interim lightweight champ Dustin Poirier. The bout is a trilogy match and Poirier’s final fight.
UFC 318 Start Times:
Main Card begins at 10 p.m. ET on Pay-per-viewPreliminary Card begins at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+Early Prelim Card begins at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+
UFC 318 Official Results:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Max Holloway vs. Dustin PoirierPaulo Costa vs. Roman KopylovKevin Holland vs. Daniel RodriguezPatricio Freire vs. Dan IgeMichael Johnson vs. Daniel Zellhuber
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
Vinicius Oliveira vs. Kyler PhillipsBrendan Allen vs. Marvin VettoriNikolay Veretennikov def. Francisco Prado via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)Ateba Gautier def. Robert Valentin via TKO (punches) at 1:10, Round 1
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
Islam Dulatov def. Adam Fugitt via KO (punches) at 4:06, Round 1Jimmy Crute def. Marcin Prachnio via Submission (armbar) at 4:41, Round 1Ryan Spann def. Lukasz Breski via Submission (guillotine choke) at 2:37, Round 1Brunno Ferreira def. Jackson McVey via Submission (armbar) at 3:35, Round 1Carli Judice deff. Nicolle Caliari via TKO (knee and punches) at 1:30, Round 3
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