Prior to the Topuria loss, Holloway scored an iconic knockout of Justin Gaethje in his return to lightweight at UFC 300. This time, Holloway looked like a much more natural 155-pounder than he did when he lost to Poirier on short notice for the interim title at UFC 236.

At UFC 318, Max Holloway will look to spoil one of his greatest opponents retirement fight. Dustin Poirier is set for an emotional send-off on July 19 but of course, there’s a good chance that he walks away from the sport on the back of another loss.

Max Holloway and Daniel Cormier (Images Credits: Getty Images) It seems that everyone in the UFC is eager to take shots at Daniel Cormier and his weight gain since retiring from MMA.

Daniel Cormier has two people in mind to put the BMF belt around the UFC 318 winner. Max Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) defends his BMF title in a trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier (30-9 MMA, 22-8 UFC) on Saturday (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

Holloway was knocked out by Ilia Topuria last time out in October 2024, with the Hawaiian falling short of a return to the featherweight throne. Now, the 33-year-old is tasked with spoiling someone else’s title ambitions, as he gears up for his first defense of the symbolic BMF belt.

Max Holloway and Daniel Cormier (Images Credit: Getty Images) UFC 300 was one of the most exciting and unique events of 2025. The UFC matchmakers assembled one of the most stacked cards for this ...

Daniel Cormier admits it won't be easy commentating Dustin Poirier's final appearance in the octagon at UFC 318.

‘The Diamond’ previously fought in front of his home fans in 2015 where he knocked out Yancy Medeiros, but he wasn’t the same beloved legend back then that he is today. During the interview, Daniel Cormier spoke about how he never got the opportunity to fight in Louisiana during his incredible UFC career.