On Saturday, July 19, the city of New Orleans, in the state of Louisiana (USA), receives the UFC Number 318 Edition. In the main fight, the fighter of the house, Dustin Poirier, will do a farewell to a confrontation against Max Hollowayvalid for the title BMF (“Durão Fighter”, in free translation). Fighters face each other in the main card from 11pm, broadcast by UFC Fight Pass (full card).
In weighing, Poirier spiked the limit of the category, with the mark of 70.7 kg. Holloway, in turn, appeared in the scale about 400 lighter grams, with 70.3 kg.
The two have stories that intersect. Holloway puts the belt at stake in the trilogy against “The Diamond”. In the first two meetings between the two, Dustin got the best. This Saturday, “Blessed” tries his first triumph to spoil his compatriot’s farewell.
Poirier won the UFC Acting Acting Belt in 2019 at UFC 236 with a Holloway decision victory. This defeat ended a sequence of 13 victories of “Blessed”.
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Is Dustin Poirier retiring?
At 36 and willing to hang the gloves, Dustin Poirier received the opportunity to end his career by capturing a UFC card in his home state in Louisiana. To close this chapter of your life with a golden key, ‘The Diamond’ will do everything to beat Max Holloway.
Former Acting Champion of Light Poirier, 36, won 21 of his 31 UFC fights and is considered by many to never win an unquestionable title.
“It sounds surreal, but it’s the right time.” I don’t want the sport to destroy me, I want to leave, I don’t want him to retire. We fought at different times, like different men, and each fight was so different. It’s exciting. Max is a legend, a member of the Hall of Fame and a good person, so fighting him last seems poetic, ”Poirier told the BBC.
UFC 318 Programming
Main Card – From 23h (Brasília time)
- BMF BMF Botch (70.3 kg): Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier
- Medium weight (83.9 kg): Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopelov
- Middle weight (77.1 kg): Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez
- Pena weight (65.7 kg): And IgE vs. Patricio Pitbull
- Lightweight (70.3 kg): Michael Johnson vs. Daniel Zellhuber
Preliminary Card – From 19h (Brasília time)
- Weight-Galo (61.2 kg): Kyler Phillips vs. Vinicius Oliveira
- Medium weight (83.9 kg): Marvin Vettori vs. Brendan Allen
- Middle weight (77.1 kg): Francisco Prado vs. Nikolay Veretennikov
- Medium weight (83.9 kg): Ateba Gautier vs. Robert Valentin
- Middle weight (77.1 kg): Adam Fugitt vs. Islam Dulatov
- Half-heavyweight (92.9 kg): Jimmy crute vs. Marcin Prachnio
- Peso-pesado (120.2 kg): Ryan Spann vs. Lukasz Brzeski
- Medium weight (83.9 kg): BRUNNO FERREIRA VS. Jackson Mcvey
- Weight-we (56.7 kg): Carli Judice Vs. Nicolle Caliari
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