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Max Holloway retains UFC BMF title, spoils Dustin Poirier’s retirement fight

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.

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Dustin Poirier loses UFC retirement fight to Max Holloway in New Orleans: 'Chasing dreams still'

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Top 3 BMF-worthy opponents for Max Holloway after retiring Dustin Poirier at UFC 318

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Max Holloway Retains UFC BMF Title, Spoils Dustin Poirier's Retirement Fight

Holloway defeated Dustin Poirier in a unanimous decision to retain the UFC BMF Championship in UFC 318 at the Smoothie King Center.

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Holloway retains BMF title as Poirier retires

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Max Holloway wins electrifying fight in Dustin Poirier's final bout

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UFC 318 predictions -- Dustin Poirier vs. Max Holloway 3: Fight card, odds, prelims, preview, expert picks

The co-main event pits middleweight against each other as rising contender Roman Kopylov takes on former title challenger Paulo Costa.

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UFC icon Dustin Poirier retires after defeat by Max Holloway in thrilling trilogy bout

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After BMF title defense, what’s next for ‘Blessed”?

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Max Holloway had a big breakfast at this New Orleans restaurant after UFC championship win

Max Holloway may have played the role of the villain to the Louisiana faithful Saturday night when he denied native son Dustin Poirier the BMF championship belt at UFC 318, but on Sunday morning he was any other guy looking for some New Orleans comfort food.

UFC 318 winner Michael Johnson aims high with callout after tying knockdown record

En route to the victory, Johnson scored a knockdown of Zellhuber (15-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC), which joined Melvin Guillard for the most knockdowns in UFC lightweight history with 13.

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Max Holloway’s coach shares why he had to ‘talk a lot more’ to his BMF pupil at UFC 318 than in any other fight

Former UFC champion Aljamain Sterling believes Holloway took it easy on Poirier after two early knockdowns, claiming that Holloway could’ve finished the fight if he wouldn’t’ve ‘pulled back’ on his punches. As of this writing, Holloway hasn’t responded to Sterling’s assertions.

Video: UFC 318 full pre-fight press conference faceoffs from New Orleans

The entire UFC 318 main card, along with Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier, had faceoffs at the press conference.

Video: UFC 318 full card final faceoffs with BMF title, Paulo Costa, Kevin Holland, more

UFC 318 is built around a BMF title bout with Max Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) and the retirement fight of Dustin Poirier (30-9 MMA, 22-8 UFC), who meet in a lightweight trilogy bout at the top of the card.