UFC 318 is set to take place this Saturday at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, with a highly anticipated trilogy bout headlining the event.
Main Event Spotlight
In the evening`s headliner, “BMF” champion Max Holloway will step into the octagon for the third time against his long-standing rival, Dustin Poirier. This pivotal matchup is billed as the final fight of Poirier`s illustrious career. Having already defeated Holloway twice (once at featherweight and once at lightweight), Poirier aims to put a definitive stamp on their rivalry and achieve a storybook ending in front of his home crowd in Louisiana.
Co-Main Event Overview
The co-main event will see former middleweight title contender Paulo Costa go head-to-head with knockout artist Roman Kopylov, who enters the bout with an impressive record of six wins in his last seven fights.
Complete UFC 318 Fight Card
Here is the complete UFC 318 fight card with broadcast details:
Main Card (ESPN+ PPV at 10:00 p.m. ET)
- Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier
- Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov
- Kevin Holland vs. Danial Rodriguez
- Dan Ige vs. Patricio Pitbull
- Michael Johnson vs. Daniel Zellhuber
Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+/Disney+ at 8:00 p.m. ET)
- Kyler Phillips vs. Vinicius Oliveira
- Marvin Vettori vs. Brendan Allen
- Francisco Prado vs. Nikolay Veretennikov
- Ateba Gautier vs. Robert Valentin
Early Prelims (ESPN2, ESPN+/Disney+ at 6:00 p.m. ET)
- Adam Fugitt vs. Islam Dulatov
- Jimmy Crute vs. Marcin Prachnio
- Ryan Spann vs. Lukasz Brzeski
- Brunno Ferreira vs. Jackson McVey
- Carli Judice vs. Nicolle Caliari
