Two of the greatest to wear a pair of gloves face off one last time at UFC 318. In his retirement fight, Dustin Poirier heads home and challenges Max Holloway for the BMF Title.
Here’s how you can watch the event, including streaming options and TV channels to catch the preliminaries and the main card on pay-per-view.
Where to watch UFC 318 prelims
The UFC 318 preliminaries, starting at 8 p.m. ET, will be available on Disney+. The early preliminaries at 6:30 p.m. ET will also be available via Disney+.
Where to watch UFC 318
The UFC 318 main card is available via pay-per-view on ESPN+. The PPV price for UFC 318 is $79.99 for current subscribers.
UFC 318 start time
- Date: Saturday, July 19
- Time: 10 p.m. ET (8 p.m. ET for prelims) | 7 p.m. PT
- Location: Smoothie King Center – New Orleans, Louisiana
UFC 318 will be at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana on July 19. The early prelims start at 6:30 p.m. ET, while the prelims are at 8 p.m. ET. The main card starts at 10 p.m. ET, and Holloway and Poirier should make their way to the octagon around 12:30 a.m. ET, depending on how long the undercard fights last.
Poirier’s (30-9, 1 NC) tied for multiple UFC records, including most Fight of the Night bonuses (10) and most finishes (6) against current, former, or future UFC champions. The former interim champion is 2-2 in his last four fights.
The 36-year-old is ready to call it a career after competing since 2009. First, the Lafayette-born fighter known as “The Diamond” looks to shine bright in front of family and friends. Regardless of the result, he knows how he wants to be remembered.
“When I look back at the journey, I think I did everything exactly the way it was supposed to be,” Poirier told MMA Junkie. “There’s things I could’ve done differently in fights, obviously. Hindsight is 20/20. I could’ve zigged a lot of times when I should’ve zagged, or vice versa. That’s what it is.
“I just want people to remember me as a hard worker, a kid who chased his dreams, provided for his family, his community, tried to do the right thing, but was just a man. Not perfect, fought his ass off, never said die. That’s it. Just a warrior.”
Holloway (26-8) is a former featherweight champion and one of the most lethal punchers in MMA history. “Blessed” is 3-1 in his last four fights, winning the BMF Title following a dramatic buzzer-beater knockout win against Justin Gaethje at UFC 300.
Poirier won the first fight between the two in 2012 via a first-round armbar. The second fight in 2019 saw both men land a combined 359 significant strikes. Poirier won one again, this time via decision. This time around, the Hawaiian is ready to throw down until one man is left standing.
“If it’s a war he wants, it’s a war he’s going to get. It’s going to be a bunch of knuckleheads in there. I wouldn’t want it any other way, especially with the BMF title on the line,” Holloway told MMA Junkie.
UFC 318 fight card
Main Card
- Max Holloway (c) vs. Dustin Poirier 3 for the BMF Title
- Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov; Middleweights
- Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez; Welterweights
- Dan Ige vs. Patricio “Pitbull” Freire; Featherweights
- Michael Johnson vs. Daniel Zellhuber; Lightweights
Prelims
- Kyler Phillips vs. Vinicius Oliveira; Bantamweights
- Marvin Vettori vs. Brendan Allen; Middleweights
- Francisco Prado vs. Nikolay Veretennikov; Welterweights
- Ateba Abega Gautier vs. Robert Valentin; Middleweights
Early Prelims
- Adam Fugitt vs. Islam Dulatov; Welterweights
- Jimmy Crute vs. Marcin Prachnio; Light Heavyweights
- Ryan Spann vs. Lukasz Brzeski; Heavyweights
- Brunno Ferreira vs. Jackson McVey; Middleweights
- Carli Judice vs. Nicolle Caliari; Flyweights
