UFC 318 predictions -- Dustin Poirier vs Max Holloway 3
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The UFC returns on Saturday, July 19, with the BMF title on line as Dustin Poirier challenges for the title against Max Holloway. Here are the weigh-in results.
Lafayette native Dustin Poirier will return to New Orleans for the first time in nearly a decade to face off against featherweight Max Holloway.
The entire UFC 318 main card, along with Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier, had faceoffs at the press conference.
Retired UFC lightweight and UFC 318 commentator Paul Felder expects Poirier and Holloway to leave it all on the line in New Orleans—especially Poirier, who plans on making his last one the best one. “I do think it is gonna be a bloodbath,” Felder told Preston and Steve on 93.3 WMMR.
The helmet received praise not only from fans but also from longtime Saints supporter and UFC legend Daniel Cormier, who visited the team's facility on Thursday and raved about th
Daniel Rodriguez has discussed how crucial it would be if he can defeat Kevin Holland on the main card of UFC 318 in New Orleans.
New Orleans rapper Alfred Banks celebrates his birthday on Saturday, July 19, with a show at Gasa Gasa. He’ll be joined by La Reezy, who recently has been catching some national attention, and gifted lyricist Kaye the Beast. Music starts at 9 p.m., and tickets are $19.29 via gasagasanola.com.
In the main event, former featherweight champion Max Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) takes on former interim lightweight champ Dustin Poirier (30-9 MMA, 22-8 UFC). The pair will meet for a third time. Poirier has won both meetings (2012, 2019) and is fighting for the final time in his career in front of his home fans.