At UFC 318, Max Holloway battles longtime rival Dustin Poirier in the final fight of Poirier’s legendary career.

Daniel Cormier has two people in mind to put the BMF belt around the UFC 318 winner. Max Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) defends his BMF title in a trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier (30-9 MMA, 22-8 UFC) on Saturday (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

Costa (14-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) and Chimaev (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) were booked to fight at UFC 294 in October 2023, but Costa wound up withdrawing due to injury. Their rivalry dates back to a heated run-in at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas prior to Chimaev's UFC 279 win over Kevin Holland in September 2022.

One UFC 318 fighter arrived in the promotion last year with one of the more memorable Octagon debuts in recent memory.

Bantamweights anchor the Ultimate Fighting Championship undercard on Saturday in New Orleans, where Vinicius Oliveira tangles with Kyler Phillips at 135 pounds.

And ahead of his UFC 318 BMF title defence at lightweight, Holloway found himself still ranked number one in the 145lb division which he claimed was ‘ridiculous’. However, just days before his clash against Poirier in Louisiana, Holloway has been removed from the featherweight rankings after his pre-fight request.

UFC middleweight Paulo Costa is expecting a quick finish as he prepares to battle Roman Kopylov at UFC 318 this weekend.

To prepare you for the UFC 318 fight card, we look at the main card Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez bout. Betting odds, picks, and predictions, line movement and more.