Dustin Poirier’s retirement fight against Max Holloway caps off a massive 14-fight card headed to New Orleans on Saturday, June 19 with the full UFC 318 card now revealed.
UFC CEO Dana White dropped the lineup along with a new bout order confirmed for the show.
Obviously, Poirier and Holloway end the night as the lightweights meet for the third time in their storied careers. Poirier won the first two encounters and he’ll attempt to make it three for three when he faces Holloway in the final bout of his legendary career.
In the co-main event, former title challenger Paulo Costa returns to action against heavy handed middleweight Roman Kopylov.
The always active Kevin Holland competes for the fourth time already in 2025 when he faces Daniel Rodriguez in an interesting matchup at welterweight.
Dan Ige seeks to build off the momentum of his win over Sean Woodson when he takes on former Bellator featherweight champion Patricio Pitbull in his second appearance in the UFC. Pitbull’s debut didn’t go very well after he dropped a decision to Yair Rodriguez and the competition doesn’t get any easier going against a bona fide knockout artist in Ige.
Rounding out the main card is a lightweight bout between Michael Johnson and Daniel Zellhuber, which seems like a fight destined for a big finish.
Here’s the full main card and prelims for UFC 318: Poirier vs. Holloway 3
MAIN CARD
MAIN EVENT: Dustin Poirier vs. Max Holloway
Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov
Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez
Dan Ige vs. Patricio Pitbull
Michael Johnson vs. Daniel Zellhuber
PRELIMS:
Kyler Phillips vs. Vinicius Oliveira
Marvin Vettori vs. Brendan Allen
Francisco Prado vs. Nikolay Veretennikov
Ateba Gautier vs. Robert Valentin
Jimmy Crute vs. Marcin Prachnio
Brunno Ferreira vs. Jackson McVey
Carli Judice vs. Nicolle Caliari
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