Dustin Poirier's final fight ended in a unanimous-decision loss to Max Holloway in a thrilling UFC 318 main event Saturday night.

UFC 318 results, live streaming updates for “Holloway vs. Poirier 3”-led pay-per-view (PPV) TONIGHT (Sat., July 19, 2025) on ESPN+ from inside Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Saturday's UFC 318 card will be a tear-jerker for Dustin Poirier fans. The beloved lightweight legend is set to make his final walk to the Octagon in the card's main event, and he'll do so in front of legions of dedicated fans on home turf in New Orleans.

UFC 318 is in the books, meaning attention will soon turn to the mixed martial arts leader’s next pay-per-view offering, UFC 319 in Chicago, Illinois.

The full UFC 318 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: Max Holloway: $42,000 def. Dustin Poirier: $32,000 Paulo Costa: $11,000 def. Roman Kopylov: $6,000 Daniel Rodriguez: $11,000 def. Kevin Holland: $21,000 Patricio Freire: $4,000 def. Dan Ige: $16,000 Michael Johnson: $21,000 def. Daniel Zellhuber: $6,000

Former UFC title challenger Paulo Costa won his first fight in almost three years by outpointing Roman Kopylov in the UFC 318 co-main event on Saturday. Costa used his signature body kicks to stifle and frustrate Kopylov throughout their three-rounder, and landed a big knockdown early on in the fight that led the way to victory.

In the co-main event of UFC 318, we are going to see a fun middleweight matchup between two ranked contenders. […]

Johnson struggled after the Poirier win, losing three-straight fights. Returning to the present, Johnson has won two in a row for the first time in nearly seven years. Johnson has been in the UFC since Dec. 2010, as he lost his TUF Finale fight to eventual season winner Jonathan Brookins.

Here's when to expect Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier to walk out to the cage for their BMF title-fight trilogy at UFC 318.

In the main event of UFC 318, we are going to see a legend make the walk for the final time in front of his home crowd. “The Diamond” Dustin Poirier (30-9) will fight for the final time as he takes on a familiar foe in former featherweight champion and current BMF title holder Max “Blessed” Holloway (26-8).