To be sure, Poirier (30-9) has had a decorated career. The former Interim UFC lightweight champion owns 15 wins by knockout and eight by submission, with 13 first-round finishes. “The Diamond” holds wins against Conor McGregor twice, and his two most recent victories are against Benoit Saint Denis and Michael Chandler.

Max Holloway is feeling much better at lightweight this time around now that there are no plans for a featherweight return.

Max Holloway, a true fan favorite in the UFC, recently received a surprise gift from the Toronto Blue Jays. He’s scheduled to headline UFC 318 against Dustin Poirier in a highly anticipated trilogy fight.

One UFC 318 fighter arrived in the promotion last year with one of the more memorable Octagon debuts in recent memory.

McGregor turned awkwardly and tore his ACL, which Holloway recalls led him to make a blood curdling scream that made him temporarily check out from the fight. “The scream was like a painful scream,” he told CBS Sports.

Holloway shared the Octagon with Topuria at UFC 308 and ended up suffering his first knockout loss. It was a successful UFC Featherweight Championship for “El Matador,” who moved on to capture the lightweight gold by knocking out Chares Oliveira.