UFC 318
| UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 19, 2025 | |||
| Venue | Smoothie King Center | |||
| City | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on July 19, 2025, at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1]
Background
[edit]The event will mark the promotion's sixth visit to New Orleans and first since UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson in June 2015.[1]
Former UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway will put his symbolic "BMF" (baddest motherfucker) title on the line against former interim UFC Lightweight Champion Dustin Poirier in a lighweight bout in the main event.[2] This will be their third meeting and Poirier's retirement fight. The pairing first met at UFC 143 in February 2012, when Holloway made his promotional debut and lost by a triangle-armbar submission.[3] Their second outing was in April 2019 at UFC 236 when Poirier became the interim lightweight champion after winning via unanimous decision, which also ended Holloway's 13-fight win streak.[4]
A middleweight bout between Marvin Vettori and former LFA Middleweight Champion Brendan Allen is scheduled to take place at the event.[5] The pairing was previously scheduled to headline at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 in April 2024, but Vettori withdrew due to an injury.[6]
A welterweight bout between Islam Dulatov and Adam Fugitt is scheduled to take place at the event.[7] The pairing was previously scheduled to meet at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song in February 2025, but Dulatov forced to withdraw due to a serious injury.[8]
Fight card
[edit]| Fight card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Max Holloway (c) | vs. | Dustin Poirier | [a] | |||
- ^ For the symbolic "BMF" title.
Announced bouts
[edit]- Women's Strawweight bout: Amanda Ribas vs. Tabatha Ricci[10]
- Middleweight bout: Marvin Vettori vs. Brendan Allen[5]
- Welterweight bout: Islam Dulatov vs. Adam Fugitt[7]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Jay Anderson (2025-04-25). "Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier 3 announced for UFC 318 in Louisiana". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2025-04-25). "Dustin Poirier's retirement fight set for UFC 318 vs. Max Holloway for BMF title". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
- ^ Steve Cofield (2012-02-05). "Dustin Poirier schools young Max Holloway with wicked submission at UFC 143". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ^ John Morgan (2025-04-19). "UFC 236 results: Dustin Poirier outlasts Max Holloway in stunning battle to claim interim belt". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
- ^ a b Behunin, Alexander (2025-05-07). "Bad Blood! Brendan Allen vs. Marvin Vettori (re)booked for UFC 318 in New Orleans". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ "Marvin Vettori withdraws from UFC Fight Night main event vs. Brendan Allen". MMA Junkie. 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ a b Behunin, Alexander (2025-05-07). "Fight news: Contender Series standout Islam Dulatov rebooked against Adam Fugitt for UFC 318". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2025-01-28). "Islam Dulatov Out of UFC Debut on Feb. 22, Billy Goff In". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ "UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
- ^ Alexander Behunin (2025-05-06). "Fight news! Amanda Ribas vs. Tabatha Ricci added to UFC 318 in New Orleans". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
