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NEW ORLEANS – The UFC 318 pre-fight press conference took place Thursday and saw the entire main card have faceoffs for the first time on fight week.
Key matchups for Saturday’s card at Smoothie King Center (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) include Dustin Poirier’s retirement fight vs. Max Holloway for the BMF belt, as well as Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov, Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez, Dan Ige vs. Patricio Freire and Michael Johnson vs. Daniel Zellhuber.
After taking questions from the media in front of a rowdy crowd in “The Big Easy,” all 10 fighters participated in staredowns as the days wind down to the eighth numbered event of 2025.
Checkout the video above to see all the UFC 318 press conference faceoffs.
