It all goes down tomorrow night (Sat., July 19, 2025) at UFC 318 live on ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) from inside Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, La., as Dustin Poirier rides off into the sunset with a trilogy fight with Max Holloway for UFC’s “BMF” title belt.
Saturday’s card may not feature a traditional title fight, but “Diamond” and “Blessed” locking horns for a third and final time should be enough to entice fight fans to open their wallets and dish out $80 to catch the action. After all, this will be the last fight fans see Poirier make the walk to the Octagon and the first time they are seeing Holloway fight since getting his clock cleaned by Ilia Topuria.
Luckily, UFC 318 will boast a solid PPV undercard and “Prelims” portion. This includes the likes of former UFC title challengers Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori, as well as fan favorites such as Kevin Holland, Dan Ige, Michael Johnson, and former Bellator champion Patricio Pitbull. Needless to say, the card should deliver from top to bottom.
Ahead of Saturday’s action, all fighters took to the stage for UFC 318’s ceremonial weigh ins (replay HERE), which featured a collection of intense staredowns. Check out the final faceoffs below and let us know who has the upper hand entering tomorrow!
Dustin Poirier vs. Max Holloway 3
Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov
Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez
Michael Johnson vs. Daniel Zellhuber
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This story originally appeared on MMA Mania
