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Max Holloway against Dustin Poirier is the main event of UFC 318, which takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Saturday (3am, TNT Sports 1). The pair are meeting for the third time with Holloway’s BMF title on the line.
On Saturday night, the fan-favorite UFC BMF title will once again be up for grabs. The belt that has no specific weight class is currently held by featherweight great Max Holloway, and will be defended at lightweight against division legend Dustin Poirier.
Dustin Poirier will hope for his final UFC fight to be one that's memorable -- and he'll get that with UFC 318, as he challenges Max Holloway for the BMF
UFC play-by-play voice Jon Anik will be Octagon-side this weekend to call the BMF title fight, which features a trilogy between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier
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When the BMF title was first created by the UFC in 2019, there were various split opinions about the championship. Some called it genius, some called it a
And ahead of his UFC 318 BMF title defence at lightweight, Holloway found himself still ranked number one in the 145lb division which he claimed was ‘ridiculous’. However, just days before his clash against Poirier in Louisiana, Holloway has been removed from the featherweight rankings after his pre-fight request.
Still, when asked about the biggest possible fight in the UFC right now, White didn’t hesitate to name his dream main event: rising star Tom Aspinall vs. the greatest of all time, Jon Jones—who recently re-entered the testing pool after briefly retiring.