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Chris Taylor - July 19, 2025

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 318 results, including the main event trilogy fight between Dustin Poirier and Max Holloway. Poirier (30-10 MMA), a former UFC interim lightweight champion, will be competing for the final time this evening in his home state. ‘The Diamond’ was most previously seen in action 13 months ago at UFC 302, where he suffered a submission loss to Islam Makhachev. The 36-year-old has faced Holloway twice in the past, winning both of those fights, the first by submission and the second by unanimous decision.

Chris Taylor - July 19, 2025

Tonight’s UFC 318 event was co-headlined by a middleweight bout between former title challenger Paulo Costa and rising contender Roman Kopylov. Costa (15-4 MMA) had entered tonight’s co-headliner with hopes of snapping a two-fight losing skid. The former middleweight title challenger had most previously competed last June at UFC 302, where he suffered a split decision loss to Sean Strickland. ‘Borrachinha’s’ most previous win had occurred in August of 2022, where he defeated former champion Luke Rockhold by unanimous decision.

Chris Taylor - July 19, 2025

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 318 results, including the co-main event between Paulo Costa and Roman Kopylov. Costa (15-4 MMA) will enter tonight’s co-headliner with hopes of snapping a two-fight losing skid. The former middleweight title challenger most recently competed last June at UFC 302, where he suffered a split decision loss to Sean Strickland. ‘Borrachinha’ recorded his last win in August of 2022, when he defeated former champion Luke Rockhold by unanimous decision.

Chris Taylor - July 19, 2025

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 318 results, including the welterweight bout between Kevin Holland and Daniel Rodriguez. Holland (28-14 MMA) will enter the bout sporting a two-fight winning streak, his latest being a submission victory over Vicente Luque just over one month ago at UFC 316 (see that here). ‘Trailblazer’ has gone 3-2 over his past five Octagon appearances overall.

Chris Taylor - July 19, 2025

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 318 results, including the lightweight bout between Michael Johnson and Daniel Zellhuber. Johnson (24-19 MMA) will enter the contest on a 2-fight winning streak, this after earning victories over Darrius Flowers (decision) and Ottman Azaitar (KO) in his most recent Octagon appearances.

Chris Taylor - July 19, 2025

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 318 results, including the middleweight grudge match between Marvin Vettori and Brendan Allen. Vettori (19-9-1 MMA) will enter the bout with hopes of snapping a two-fight losing skid. ‘The Italian Dream’ is coming off back-to-back unanimous decision losses to Roman Dolidze and Jared Cannonier in his most recent Octagon appearances. The former title challenger earned his most recent win back in March of 2023.

Chris Taylor - July 19, 2025

The Octagon returns to Louisiana for tonight’s UFC 318 event, a 14-bout fight card headlined by Dustin Poirier vs. Max Holloway 3. Poirier (30-9 MMA), a former UFC interim lightweight champion, will be competing for the final time this evening in his home state. ‘The Diamond’ was most previously seen in action 13 months ago at UFC 302, where he suffered a submission loss to Islam Makhachev. The 36-year-old has faced Holloway twice in the past, winning both of those fights, the first by submission and the second by unanimous decision.

Harry Kettle - July 19, 2025

After their final face-off, Max Holloway declared that he is ready to play the role of spoiler against Dustin Poirier tonight. On Saturday in New Orleans, Max Holloway will defend the BMF championship against Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 318. The two men will lock horns in Poirier’s home state of Louisiana, in what will serve as his last ever professional fight in mixed martial arts. It’s been an incredible run for ‘The Diamond’ but now, he’s ready to ride off into the sunset once and for all.

Harry Kettle - July 19, 2025

UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell has admitted that he’s still upset about his submission loss to Ilia Topuria three years ago. As we know, Bryce Mitchell is one of the more controversial figures currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. While he’s clearly very talented, he’s had a handful of losses over the course of the last few years – all of which have come via finish. In addition to that, he also has some opinions that have landed him in hot water as of late.

Harry Kettle - July 19, 2025

UFC commentator Michael Bisping believes that Paulo Costa is his own worst enemy heading into UFC 318. As we know, Paulo Costa is a pretty controversial figure within the Ultimate Fighting Championship. While he’s had some great moments over the years and has even fought for a world title, he’s also had a lot of losses recently. Many have wondered whether or not he’s reached his ceiling in the sport, but of course, the man himself is ready to try and prove the doubters wrong.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 18, 2025

Dan Ige avoids hearing commentary while studying fights as much as he can. Ige will be back in action to take on former two-division Bellator champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire at UFC 318 on Saturday. It’s a big fight for both men, as Ige wants to keep climbing the featherweight rankings, while “Pitbull” looks to prove he can still be a force despite losing his UFC debut.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 18, 2025

Daniel Rodriguez feels he can return to the official UFC welterweight rankings if he defeats Kevin Holland. Rodriguez and Holland are set to collide on the main card of UFC 318. The action will be held inside the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Saturday. Going into fight night, Holland sits at the No. 13 spot on the 170-pound rankings, while Rodriguez is trying to find his way back on that list.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 18, 2025

Dustin Poirier has weighed in for the final time in his pro MMA career. Poirier clocked in at 156 pounds on Friday morning for his retirement fight. “The Diamond” is set to take on Max Holloway, who clocked in at 155 pounds, in the UFC 318 headliner. Poirier will have the hometown fans firmly behind him, as the fight will be held in New Orleans.

Harry Kettle - July 18, 2025

UFC star Dustin Poirier’s head coach has spoken about him possibly breaking his upcoming retirement in the future. On Saturday night, Dustin Poirier will make the walk to the Octagon for the final time. After his trilogy bout against Max Holloway in New Orleans, ‘The Diamond’ will ride off into the sunset and retire from mixed martial arts. He’ll leave behind an incredible legacy, going down in history as one of the greatest and most exciting lightweight fighters ever.

Harry Kettle - July 18, 2025

UFC lightweight Renato Moicano doesn’t agree with Max Holloway’s recent criticism of Ilia Topuria’s iconic three-fight win streak. On Saturday night, Max Holloway will attempt to get himself back in the win column. He’ll do so at 155 pounds, defending his BMF championship against the one and only Dustin Poirier. While he may be 0-2 in their series, many believe that ‘Blessed’ will put forward a much better version of himself than he did in their first and second fights.

Harry Kettle - July 18, 2025

An old rival of Jon Jones, who currently competes at welterweight, has claimed they would be open to fighting him at the White House. As we now know, Jon Jones has seemingly decided to break his mixed martial arts retirement – just a few weeks after he retired in the first place. The reason he’s done so is because the UFC announced they are planning on heading to the White House for a PPV event next summer. ‘Bones’, as you can probably imagine, can already see how much potential there would be in terms of earnings for just one fight.

BJPENN.COM Staff - July 17, 2025

Ayaka Miura’s path to championship gold has never been clearer. One more dominant performance could secure her place in the title picture. The #2-ranked atomweight MMA contender faces undefeated promotional newcomer Juliana “La Patrona” Otalora at ONE Friday Fights 116 on Friday, July 18, inside Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium. For Miura, the bout represents another step toward her ultimate goal.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 17, 2025

Patricio “Pitbull” Freire is taking his second UFC fight quite seriously. Freire is hoping to rebound after his UFC debut didn’t go the way he had hoped. The former two-division Bellator champion dropped a unanimous decision against Yair Rodriguez in a fight where he was outgunned for three rounds. Freire didn’t look like the same fighter that tore through the Bellator featherweight division.