Dustin Poirier entered the Octagon for the last time Saturday night, July 19, against Max Holloway in UFC 318. The two future UFC Hall of Famers have a long history with each other, spanning over a decade. They first met in 2012. In each of their two previous fights, Poirier emerged victorious.
Both Poirier and Holloway are trying to succeed after suffering a loss in their most recent bouts. While Poirier lost to Islam Makhachev in a lightweight championship match, Holloway lost to Ilia Topuria in a featherweight title bout. Poirier lost by submission in the fifth round, and Holloway lost by knockout in the third round.
Take a look at the list of winners from main card to early prelims:
Main Card (ESPN+ PPV, LIVE NOW)
BMF championship: Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier
Middleweight: Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov
Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez def. Kevin Holland via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Featherweight: Patricio Pitbull def. Dan Ige via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Lightweight: Michael Johnson def. Daniel Zellhuber via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Prelims
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{{/usCountry}}Bantamweight: Vinicius Oliveira def. Kyler Phillips via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Middleweight: Brendan Allen def. Marvin Vettori via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
Welterweight: Nikolay Veretinnikov def. Francisco Prado via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Middleweight: Ateba Gautier def. Robert Valentin via TKO (punches) at 1:08 of R1
Early prelims
Welterweight: Islam Dulatov def. Adam Fugitt via TKO (punches) at 4:06 of R1
Light heavyweight: Jimmy Crute def. Marcin Prachnio via submission (armbar) at 4:42 of R1
Heavyweight: Ryan Spann def. Lukasz Brzeski via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:27 of R1
Middleweight: Brunno Ferreira def. Jackson McVey via submission (armbar) at 3:35 of R1
Women's flyweight: Carli Judice def. Nicolle Caliari via TKO (knee and punches) at 1:30 of R3