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Make picks for Holloway vs. Poirier 3, Costa-Kopylov, Holland-Rodriguez, Pitbull-Ige and more in NOLA
We want your predictions for UFC 318. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Friday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release ahead of UFC 318 (ESPN, ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.
Nicolle Caliari vs. Carli Judice
- Records: Caliari (8-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Judice (4-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
- Past five: Caliari 4-1, Judice 3-2
- Division: Women’s flyweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 07.14.25): Caliari +205, Judice -250
Brunno Ferreira vs. Jackson McVey
- Records: Ferreira (13-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC), McVey (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
- Past five: Ferreira 3-2, McVey 5-0
- Division: Middleweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 07.14.25): Ferreira -600, McVey +440
Lukasz Brzeski vs. Ryan Spann
- Records: Brzeski (9-6-1 MMA, 1-5 UFC), Spann (22-11 MMA, 8-6 UFC)
- Past five: Brzeski 1-4, Spann 1-4
- Division: Heavyweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 07.14.25): Brzeski +180, Spann -220
Jimmy Crute vs. Marcin Prachnio
- Records: Crute (12-4-2 MMA, 4-4-2 UFC), Prachnio (17-8 MMA, 4-6 UFC)
- Past five: Crute 0-3-2, Prachnio 2-3
- Division: Light heavyweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 07.14.25): Crute -240, Prachnio +195
Islam Dulatov vs. Adam Fugitt
- Records: Dulatov (11-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Fugitt (10-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
- Past five: Dulatov 5-0, Fugitt 3-2
- Division: Welterweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 07.14.25): Dulatov -575, Fugitt +425
Ateba Gautier vs. Robert Valentin
- Records: Gautier (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Valentin (10-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
- Past five: Gautier 5-0, Valentin 3-2
- Division: Middleweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 07.14.25): Gautier -470, Valentin +360
Francisco Prado vs. Nikolay Veretennikov
- Records: Prado (12-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC), Veretennikov (12-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
- Past five: Prado 2-3, Veretennikov 3-2
- Division: Welterweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 07.14.25): Prado -135, Veretennikov +115
Brendan Allen vs. Marvin Vettori
- Records: Allen (24-7 MMA, 12-4 UFC), Vettori (19-7-1 MMA, 9-6-1 UFC)
- Past five: Allen 2-3, Vettori 2-3
- Division: Middleweight
- Rankings: Vettori No. 13, Allen No. 14
- Odds (as of 07.14.25): Allen -245, Vettori +200
Vinicius Oliveira vs. Kyler Phillips
- Records: Oliveira (22-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Phillips (12-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
- Past five: Oliveira 5-0, Phillips 3-2
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: Oliveira No. 13, Phillips honorable mention
- Odds (as of 07.14.25): Oliveira -165, Phillips +140
Michael Johnson vs. Daniel Zellhuber
- Records: Johnson (23-19 MMA, 15-15 UFC), Zellhuber (15-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
- Past five: Johnson 3-2, Zellhuber 3-2
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 07.14.25): Johnson +380, Zellhuber -500
Patricio Freire vs. Dan Ige
- Records: Freire (36-8 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Ige (19-9 MMA, 11-8 UFC)
- Past five: Freire 2-3, Ige 3-2
- Division: Featherweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 07.14.25): Freire +140, Ige -170
Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez
- Records: Holland (28-13 MMA, 15-10 UFC), Rodriguez (19-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC)
- Past five: Holland 3-2, Rodriguez 2-3
- Division: Welterweight
- Rankings: Holland honorable mention
- Odds (as of 07.14.25): Holland -395, Rodriguez +310
Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov
- Records: Costa (14-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC), Kopylov (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC)
- Past five: Costa 2-3, Kopylov 4-1
- Division: Middleweight
- Rankings: Kopylov honorable mention
- Odds (as of 07.14.25): Costa +200, Kopylov -245
Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier
- Records: Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC), Poirier (30-9 MMA, 22-8 UFC)
- Past five: Holloway 3-2, Poirier 2-3
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: Holloway No. 2 (featherweight), honorable mention pound-for-pound; Poirier No. 6 (lightweight)
- Odds (as of 07.14.25): Holloway -125, Poirier +105
UFC 318 fight card (as of July 14, 3 p.m. ET)
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier – for BMF title
- Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov
- Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez
- Patricio Freire vs. Dan Ige
- Michael Johnson vs. Daniel Zellhuber
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Vinicius Oliveira vs. Kyler Phillips
- Brendan Allen vs. Marvin Vettori
- Francisco Prado vs. Nikolay Veretennikov
- Ateba Gautier vs. Robert Valentin
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Islam Dulatov vs. Adam Fugitt
- Jimmy Crute vs. Marcin Prachnio
- Lukasz Brzeski vs. Ryan Spann
- Brunno Ferreira vs. Jackson McVey
- Nicolle Caliari vs. Carli Judice
