Holloway defeated Dustin Poirier in a unanimous decision to retain the UFC BMF Championship in UFC 318 at the Smoothie King Center. The win for Holloway is the first in three fights against Poirier, who beat him in 2012 and 2019.

After losing the first pair of meetings in February 2012 and April 2019, Holloway (27-8 MMA, 23-8 UFC) was determined not to let Poirier (30-10 MMA, 22-9 UFC) sweep their series in his exit from the sport on Saturday at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

In the Main Event, Waianae’s Max ‘Blessed’ Holloway faced Dustin Poirier for the UFC’s BMF Championship. The fight lived up to the billing, going the distance, concluding with Holloway’s signature point down to the ground with 10 seconds left in the fight.